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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Greatest story?

Is it correct to say "the greatest story you never heard," or should it be "the greatest story you've never heard"? I can't quite get my head around it. Thanks for any help.
  

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Both are correct, but the second one uses more careful grammar. the greatest story you never heard the greatest story you've never heard = the best story of all the stories that you have never heard in your life (you have not heard the story yet) This might be what you're after: the greatest story you've ever heard = the best story that you have ever heard in your life (you have heard the story already)

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  • Both are correct, but the second one uses more careful grammar.
  • the greatest story you never heard the greatest story you've never heard = the best story of all the stories that you have never heard in your life (you have not heard the story yet) This might be what you're after: the greatest story you've ever heard = the best story that you have ever heard in your life (you have heard the story already)
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Both are correct, but the second one uses more careful grammar.

the greatest story you never heard
the greatest story you've never heard

= the best story of all the stories that you have never heard in your life (you have not heard the story yet)

This might be what you're after:

the greatest story you've ever heard
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Thanks for the answer. The context is a headline ("The Greatest Conservation Story You Never Heard") about a federal wildlife program that not many people know about but that has been an important source of money for states. Appreciate your response.
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