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November 20, 2010, 12:36 PM
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To have come a long way
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 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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November 21, 2010, 05:50 PM
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haber mejorado mucho
 This is a good translation. 
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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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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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November 21, 2010, 07:42 PM
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November 21, 2010, 07:47 PM
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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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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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November 21, 2010, 08:08 PM
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You're very welcome!
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