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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

"Hated when" vs "hated it when"

I can't tell which one is right (or, if both options are correct, which is the better choice) between these two sentences:

I hated when he was right.
I hated it when he was right.

I've seen them both used by reputed authors, which just adds to the confusion... Can anyone help?

Thanks!
  

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Anonymous "Hated when" vs "hated it when" Both are in common use, but the version with "it" is used much more often (See the Ngram link below). ). Otherwise, it sounds to me like I'm just hating, but not hating anything in particular, and doing the hating when something else happens.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous "Hated when" vs "hated it when" Both are in common use, but the version with "it" is used much more often (See the Ngram link below).
  • ).
  • Otherwise, it sounds to me like I'm just hating, but not hating anything in particular, and doing the hating when something else happens.
  • 'love', 'like', 'dislike', and 'prefer' work the same way with when -clauses.
  • t1%3B%2CI%20hate%20it%20when%3B%2Cc0 CJ
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Anonymous "Hated when" vs "hated it when"
Both are in common use, but the version with "it" is used much more often (See the Ngram link below). Personally, I use the "it" because I'm saying what I hate (it), then explaining "it" (when ...). Otherwise, it sounds to me like I'm just hating, but not hating anything in particular, and doing the hating when somet
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