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Klavier Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
ever
Hello.
Do I always have to use ever in this kind of structure? What would be the difference between with ever and without ever?:
That's the most boring book I've ever read.
Do I always have to use ever in this kind of structure? What would be the difference between with ever and without ever?:
That's the most boring book I've ever read.
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Hello Latin It seems a little lame without "ever". But it means the same thing. MrP
- Hello Latin It seems a little lame without "ever".
- But it means the same thing.
- MrP
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Hello Latin
It seems a little lame without "ever". But it means the same thing.
MrP
It seems a little lame without "ever". But it means the same thing.
MrP
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I agree with MrPedantic: as long as the superlative has been used, it seems appropriate to add 'ever', though some might argue that that is a case of 'overkill'.
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You don't have to use "ever" to be grammatical. Without "ever" there's no question that the structure is grammatical. However, to be fully idiomatic, you have to realize that, to the English speaker, the structure "... superlative ... (that) ... (have/has/had) Past Participle ..." fairly begs to be completed somehow -- though not necessarily by "ever". "ever" is but one
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