Another 2 days

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

I have seen & heard many time phrases like “Wait another 2 days”. How is it possible? Another = an other = one other (singular) and here we have 2 days (plural). Is it an accepted “mistake”?

2

It’s not a mistake.

‘Another’ can be followed by a singular noun,
push it along another metre.
by ‘of’ plus a plural noun,
pass me another of those apples.
or by a number and a plural noun.
wait another two days.

3

Beeesneees,

  1. Wait another two days.
  2. Await another two days.
  3. Wait for another two days.
    Are these correct?
4
  1. is not correct in that context.
5

Beeesneees,

  1. We wait for you.
  2. We await you.
  3. We wait for your reply.
  4. We await your reply.
    Are all these correct?
6

1 and 3 seem odd, and I wonder exactly how you intended to use them. The standard forms would be
We will wait for you.
We are waiting for you.
We waited for you.
We will wait for your reply.
We are waiting for your reply.
We waited for your reply.

7

Beeesneees,

  1. We’ve been waiting ages.
  2. We’ve been waiting for ages.
    Which one is correct?
8

Both are correct.

9

Beeesneees,

  1. I haven’t seen him for ages.
  2. I haven’t seen him ages.
    Are these two fine?
10

No 2. does not work. It requires ‘in ages’ as an alternative to ‘for ages’ in that context.

11

Beeesneees,
“We’ve been waiting in ages.”
Is it OK?

12

No, it has to be “I’ve been waiting for ages.” but you can say: “I haven’t seen you in ages”.[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC listening, photographs: Among the dunes[YSaerTTEW443543]