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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
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closed before it ever opened

In the example:

But the only houses for rent were clustered in this failed development: a miniature ghost town of bank-owned, recession-busted, price-reduced mansions, a neighborhood that closed before it ever opened.

What does ‘ever’ mean?
  

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eipjoo In the example:....... But the only houses for rent were clustered in this failed development: a miniature ghost town of bank-owned, recession-busted, price-reduced mansions, a neighborhood that closed before it ever opened. What does ‘ever’ mean?

  • eipjoo In the example:.......
  • But the only houses for rent were clustered in this failed development: a miniature ghost town of bank-owned, recession-busted, price-reduced mansions, a neighborhood that closed before it ever opened.
  • What does ‘ever’ mean?
  • It has the common meaning of "ever", which is 'at any time'.
  • "ever" could be omitted there.
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eipjooIn the example:.......
But the only houses for rent were clustered in this failed development: a miniature ghost town of bank-owned, recession-busted, price-reduced mansions, a neighborhood that closed before it ever opened. What does ‘ever’ mean?
It has the common meaning of "ever", which is 'at any time'.
"ever" could be omitted the

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