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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Hey,
Read this sentence on teletext and was curious if are is used correctly:
"There ARE (or is?) only ever two men in the ring"
Thanks,
Rob
Read this sentence on teletext and was curious if are is used correctly:
"There ARE (or is?) only ever two men in the ring"
Thanks,
Rob
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There are only ever two men in the ring Yes, this phraseology is common in casual English-- I am speaking of the ' only ever ' phrase, which seems rather awkward, but which appears frequently. More formally, we might write There are always only two men in the ring.
- There are only ever two men in the ring Yes, this phraseology is common in casual English-- I am speaking of the ' only ever ' phrase, which seems rather awkward, but which appears frequently.
- More formally, we might write There are always only two men in the ring.
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There are only ever two men in the ring
Yes, this phraseology is common in casual English-- I am speaking of the 'only ever' phrase, which seems rather awkward, but which appears frequently. More formally, we might write There are always only two men in the ring.
Yes, this phraseology is common in casual English-- I am speaking of the 'only ever' phrase, which seems rather awkward, but which appears frequently. More formally, we might write There are always only two men in the ring.
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