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? asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 2 months ago

Do English speakers say "We have to wait for (longer) (than) thirty minutes" as well as "We have to wait for (more) (than) thirty minutes"?

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  • Anonymous
    2 months ago
    Favorite Answer

    Drop "for", it's incorrect there.  We wouldn't say "wait for longer than/more than ___ minutes".  It would be either "for" or "longer than/more than", but not both together.

    "We'll have to wait longer than 30 minutes" is correct. 

    "more than" can be used in certain instances, but "longer" is the better choice here. They're not exactly the same.

  • joedlh
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    The second option.

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