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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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He left ,never to return.

what's the difference between " he left ,never to return". and " he left ,never returning.".?
  

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what's the difference between " he left ,never to return". " he left, never to return Sounds like never returned OR his intention was never to return. This is the common phrasing.

  • what's the difference between " he left ,never to return".
  • " he left, never to return Sounds like never returned OR his intention was never to return.
  • This is the common phrasing.
  • he left, never returning Sounds like he never returned.
  • This is less commonly said.
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what's the difference between " he left ,never to return". and " he left ,never returning."

he left, never to return Sounds like never returned OR his intention was never to return.
This is the common phrasing.

he left, never returning Sounds like he never return

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