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Hi,In the following sentence, can I make it rephrased this way?[When I did well, I heard it never; when I did ill, I heard it ever. ] rephrased: At the time that I did well / ill, a judgment about the possibility of I heard it was made by never / ever .Thank you for your assistance.
  

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[When I did well, I heard it never; when I did ill, I heard it ever. ] rephrased: At the time that I did well / ill, a judgment about the possibility of I heard it was made by never / ever -- The underlined is meaningless to me. 'Never/ever' cannot make anything.

  • [When I did well, I heard it never; when I did ill, I heard it ever.
  • ] rephrased: At the time that I did well / ill, a judgment about the possibility of I heard it was made by never / ever -- The underlined is meaningless to me.
  • 'Never/ever' cannot make anything.
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[When I did well, I heard it never; when I did ill, I heard it ever. ] rephrased: At the time that I did well / ill, a judgment about the possibility of I heard it was made by never / ever -- The underlined is meaningless to me. 'Never/ever' cannot make anything.
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Hi,Thanks a lot Mister Micawber,If I cange to this way:to make "I heard it" as an object of judging in which 'that thing is never' is made.This way to end in "never" can be similar to the sentence: "He is good at cooking."When cooking acts as the object of judging about his ability in whcih a judgment of his being good is made. If not, 'never' still acts as a regular meaning?To your opinion, what

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