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Sergeyafal Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

About "still".

What should I better say : "I don't know if he is 'still' here. or "I don't know if he 'still' is here"?
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I don't know if he is still here definitely sounds better. Plus, this version seems more natural, since in speech you typically say he's instead of he is - and when you say the first version, you can say: I don't know if he's still here, whereas if you try to say the second one, you can't connect he and is.

— Piotrekpodgajny

  • I don't know if he is still here definitely sounds better.
  • Plus, this version seems more natural, since in speech you typically say he's instead of he is - and when you say the first version, you can say: I don't know if he's still here, whereas if you try to say the second one, you can't connect he and is.
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I don't know if he is still here definitely sounds better. Plus, this version seems more natural, since in speech you typically say he's instead of he is - and when you say the first version, you can say: I don't know if he's still here, whereas if you try to say the second one, you can't connect he and is.
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I'm not sure the second choice is actually wrong, but the first certainly sounds much more natural.
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piotrekpodgajnyI don't know if he is still here definitely sounds better. Plus, this version seems more natural, since in speech you typically say he's instead of he is - and when you say the first version, you can say: I don't know if he's still here, whereas if you try to say the second one, you can't connect he and is.
Excellent point! Thanks. And welcome
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Thank you, your explanation is clear.
See you.
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Thank you for your reply.
See you.
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