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Kafe Posted 21 years ago
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Could You Plz Gime Explanatioan About Ever And Never
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I'll begin, but wait for other explanations... NEVER is negative, it means "not + ever" (opposite to "always"). You don't use "not" in a sentence with "never", because it's already in it: I never wash my hair on a Sunday I've never seen such a thing!
- I'll begin, but wait for other explanations...
- NEVER is negative, it means "not + ever" (opposite to "always").
- You don't use "not" in a sentence with "never", because it's already in it: I never wash my hair on a Sunday I've never seen such a thing!
- EVER is positive, means "once (in your life) Have you ever seen a thing like this?
- If I ever go to New York I'll send you a post card And then you have the expression "for ever (and ever)", which means "for all eternity"
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I'll begin, but wait for other explanations...
NEVER is negative, it means "not + ever" (opposite to "always"). You don't use "not" in a sentence with "never", because it's already in it:
I never wash my hair on a Sunday
I've never seen such a thing!
EVER is positive, means "once (in your life)
Have you ever seen a thing like this?
If I ever go to New York
NEVER is negative, it means "not + ever" (opposite to "always"). You don't use "not" in a sentence with "never", because it's already in it:
I never wash my hair on a Sunday
I've never seen such a thing!
EVER is positive, means "once (in your life)
Have you ever seen a thing like this?
If I ever go to New York
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Wouldn't say "ever" means "once". Instead I think its meaning is closer to 'at any point in time, or in way or form.' Thus, "Have you ever seen a thing like this?" has the same meaning as "Have you seen a thing like this at any time before?"
In American English "for ever" is one word, "forever." However, I don't believe this is the case in British English.
In American English "for ever" is one word, "forever." However, I don't believe this is the case in British English.
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I agree with YoungCalifornian.
Here is what Cambridge online dic. tells :
Here is what Cambridge online dic. tells :
Definition
ever (AT ANY TIME) [Show phonetics]
adverb
at any time:
Nothing ever happens here in the evenings.
Have you ever been to London?
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That's what I meant with "once"0
I see. I mistook your intended meaning of "once" to be 'one single time.'
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