Sura C.

asked • 09/04/18

Where have you been all those years?

Me and my friend catching up after 2 years. So, is it correct grammatically to ask?
"Where have you been all those years"?

Mark H.

"Me and my friend" is the subject of a sentence (although not the one you are asking about). The word "me" is the objective form of the personal pronoun. It's nominative form which is used in the subject, is "I". Furthermore, politeness usually requires you to mention yourself last. So the usual grammatically correct subject would be "My friend and I".
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Sura C.

Okay thanks. So, Coming to my question?
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Dorene O. answered • 09/04/18

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Generally the question is "Where have you been all these years?" Let's say Mary is asking this question. Mary is referring to years that she has experienced up to now. Mary has missed her friend over this recent period of time so we use the word "these." "Those" would refer to other times that are not recent or that others have not recently experienced. Mary might talk about a school she attended in the past. She would say, "During those years I was at Central Junior High." 
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