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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about years ago" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a period of time in the past. For example: "About 5 years ago, I moved to a new city."
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He's able to do things calmly today that he was hotheaded about years ago".
"A lot of things I dreamed about years ago are becoming reality for me.
We often speak about years ago, when our causes were new.
It reminds me of a psychological test I read about years ago, in which you're given the following scenario: you're at the bank when a hold-up occurs.
I thought Harvard was one of the bigger business schools in America, and we bring in nine hundred a year.' And I thought, There is a concept that we used to hear about years ago, and it's called scale.
It's not uncommon to find yourself working beside someone you heard about years ago on a different rig, if he's got that reputation following him … I've managed to stay rep-free to date, and hopefully I can keep it that way.
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That was about 14 years ago.
He explains, "I started DJing about 15 years ago and producing about 6 years ago.
You talk about 30 years ago, Fidelity managed about $3 billion.
About five years ago.
She remodeled it about five years ago.
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