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Justintimberlake0 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Didn't or Haven't

I was supposed to receive a final decision yesterday but I still haven't received it.
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I was supposed to receive a final decision yesterday but I did not receive it.
Which one is the correct form?
  

Top answer

The first indicates that you might still be hoping for the decision, while the second could indicate that you feel it's a done deal and that you won't be receiving it.

— Philip

  • The first indicates that you might still be hoping for the decision, while the second could indicate that you feel it's a done deal and that you won't be receiving it.
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The first indicates that you might still be hoping for the decision, while the second could indicate that you feel it's a done deal and that you won't be receiving it.
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Got it! By the way can I add 'yet' at the end "I was supposed to receive a final decision yesterday but I still haven't received it yet." or is it wrong?
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How funny! Some of the moderators and I were discussing this phenomenon just last week: the use of still+yet. Some of us see it as redundant. Your sentence would find no fault with me if you used one or the other, but not both.
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What a coincidence! Any idea which one is better? Or it doesn't matter?
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justintimberlake0What a coincidence! Any idea which one is better? Or it doesn't matter?
As I indicated: one or the other, but not both.
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Alright then! Thanks for helping me out!
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