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I think it's really the 'negation' that is throwing me off and I really want to try and understand the difference between. "
1. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que estudiaste medicina?
4. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que no estudias medicina?
Let me try and go through this and you point out where I am falling apart:
Question 1:
Let's say that I am interviewing you, my doctor, and here I am asking you how long ago you studied medicine. You aren't in school and maybe I want to know how long it's been since you graduated and began your practice. DO you agree or disagree that I am interpreting Question 1 correctly?
Question 4:
I know you are a doctor and I know you studied medicine and here I am asking you how long have you NOT been studying? Isn't question 4 simply a round-about way of getting at the same answer: "How long has it been since you studied medicine."
Where is my logic/interpretation falling apart ?
Sorry if I sound like I am beating a dead horse (and I am not arguing with you).
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