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JJCAuthor Posted 8 years ago
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Had Never Been, Was Never

Which is better:

Oliver had never been sick a day in his life.

Oliver was never sick a day in his life.

  

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JJCAuthor Oliver had never been sick a day in his life. —before his past sickness. JJCAuthor Oliver was never sick a day in his life.

  • JJCAuthor Oliver had never been sick a day in his life.
  • —before his past sickness.
  • JJCAuthor Oliver was never sick a day in his life.
  • —and maybe he was never sick before he died.
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JJCAuthorOliver had never been sick a day in his life.

—before his past sickness.

JJCAuthorOliver was never sick a day in his life.

—and maybe he was never sick before he died.

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