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Old November 20, 2010, 12:36 PM
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Question To have come a long way

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to have come a long way = fig haber llegado lejos

Is there any other definition or explanation for this expression?
Something like "haber mejorado mucho"?

Would it be acceptable to say something like,
When I started learning English, I only knew how to say "yes" and "no", "This is a book" "This is a table" and "English by record" and "follow me"... but along the years I have come a long way and I now can make sentences of my own...

Please, confirm or deny, thus confirming or denying the fallacy of my sentence...
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haber mejorado mucho

This is a good translation.
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Old November 21, 2010, 05:54 PM
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Thank you, Rusty.

I hope I will continue improving... along the way...
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Cambridge Klett gives
to have come a long way = fig haber llegado lejos

Is there any other definition or explanation for this expression?
Something like "haber mejorado mucho"?

Would it be acceptable to say something like,
When I started learning English, I only knew how to say "yes" and "no", "This is a book" "This is a table" and "English by record" and "follow me"... but over the years I have come a long way and I now can make sentences of my own...

Please, confirm or deny, thus confirming or denying the fallacy of my sentence...
Just a little thing. Over instead of along.
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Thank you very much!
I see how "over" is much better!

(We'll get there... one of these fine years...)
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