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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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'Nothing is never late' - Does it really convey the meaning 'nothing is late'?
Please clarify.
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'Nothing is never late' - Does it really convey the meaning 'nothing is late'?
Please clarify.
MP
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No. "Nothing is never late" is a rather awkward and difficult sentence. It means "Everything is late sometimes", but one would not normally want to say it that way.
- No.
- "Nothing is never late" is a rather awkward and difficult sentence.
- It means "Everything is late sometimes", but one would not normally want to say it that way.
- The only time I can imagine it possibly being used is when denying or countering another sentence which has asserted that something is "never late".
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No. "Nothing is never late" is a rather awkward and difficult sentence. It means "Everything is late sometimes", but one would not normally want to say it that way. The only time I can imagine it possibly being used is when denying or countering another sentence which has asserted that something is "never late".
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