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Too finicky 7 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Grammar- Had not/ Had never

Are both these sentences interchangable ? (also grammatically correct)

1. I had not seen her until this afternoon.

or I had never seen her until this afternoon.

2. I had not been to Italy until this afternoon

or I had never been Italy until this afternoon.

Thanks

  

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too finicky 7 Are both these sentences interchangeable? Roughly. "never" is a bit more emphatic and/or universal.

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  • too finicky 7 Are both these sentences interchangeable?
  • Roughly.
  • "never" is a bit more emphatic and/or universal.
  • "until this afternoon" (specifically the use of "afternoon") may sound slightly too brief or transient in the context of visiting a country, though it is not actually incorrect.
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too finicky 7Are both these sentences interchangeable?

Roughly. "never" is a bit more emphatic and/or universal.

"until this afternoon" (specifically the use of "afternoon") may sound slightly too brief or transient in the context of visiting a country, though it is not actually incorrect.

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