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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Which is correct?
I've never been happier than when I'm with him.
I'm never happier than when I'm with him.
I was never happier than when I was with him.
Which is correct? I would say all are correct even though 'than' is superfluous. I don't mind the 'then' because the comparative form precedes it.
She's never been happier than since she met him.
She's never been happier since she met him.
Since she's met him, she's never been happier.
Which is correct?
I've never felt better than since I've been on a diet.
I've never felt better since I've been on a diet.
Should I leave 'this' or not?
They've never been [this] happy since they moved in together.
EXPLANATION (Am I correct?)
Without 'this' = They have never been happy since they moved in together in 2008
With 'this' = They have never been happier since they moved in together in 2008. They are happier than they were when they moved in.
Which is correct and what does it mean? It seems to have 2 meanings.
Since they moved in together, they've been the happiest they've ever been.
Meaning 1
Since 2008 (date of move) they've been happy and it hasn't changed
Meaning 2
Since 2008 (date of move) they weren't happy until the comment was said in 2010.
Does this mean anything?
Since they've moved in together, they've been happier than they've ever been before.
Thank you
I've never been happier than when I'm with him.
I'm never happier than when I'm with him.
I was never happier than when I was with him.
Which is correct? I would say all are correct even though 'than' is superfluous. I don't mind the 'then' because the comparative form precedes it.
She's never been happier than since she met him.
She's never been happier since she met him.
Since she's met him, she's never been happier.
Which is correct?
I've never felt better than since I've been on a diet.
I've never felt better since I've been on a diet.
Should I leave 'this' or not?
They've never been [this] happy since they moved in together.
EXPLANATION (Am I correct?)
Without 'this' = They have never been happy since they moved in together in 2008
With 'this' = They have never been happier since they moved in together in 2008. They are happier than they were when they moved in.
Which is correct and what does it mean? It seems to have 2 meanings.
Since they moved in together, they've been the happiest they've ever been.
Meaning 1
Since 2008 (date of move) they've been happy and it hasn't changed
Meaning 2
Since 2008 (date of move) they weren't happy until the comment was said in 2010.
Does this mean anything?
Since they've moved in together, they've been happier than they've ever been before.
Thank you
Top answer
" These three sentences would typically be said as: Since she met Jim, she's never been happier. The fourth sentence you listed is incorrect. The combination, "than since," is not used in English.
- " These three sentences would typically be said as: Since she met Jim, she's never been happier.
- The fourth sentence you listed is incorrect.
- The combination, "than since," is not used in English.
- The fifth sentence you listed is technically correct grammatically, but this would be said with the clauses reversed: Since I've been on a diet, I've never felt better.
- In the sixth sentence you listed "this" cannot be omitted without changing the meaning.
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The first three sentences you listed are technically correct grammatically, but use of "than" in such sentences is awkward, since "than" is typically associated with direct comparisons: "She's happier than me."
These three sentences would typically be said as:
Since she met Jim, she's never been happier.
The fourth sentence you listed is incorrect. The combination, "th
These three sentences would typically be said as:
Since she met Jim, she's never been happier.
The fourth sentence you listed is incorrect. The combination, "th
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