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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I was just downtown

Hi,
if you posted here a little while ago, you just posted here.
If you asked a question a few minutes ago, you just asked a question.
But if you was in a place a little while ago... how do you use "just" in American English to say that? You was just in that place? Examples in context:

You could have told me you needed some bullets! I was just downtown, I could have bought you some while I was as it. (= I was downtown a little while ago)

Mary is sick? What are you talking about, I was just at her home and she looked fine! (= I was at Mary's home a little while ago)

Is it so? What should I say? Any comments? Thank you. Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

Hi, These sound fine to me. I'm not sure when I'd casually ask someone to buy some bullets for me. I usually just ask my wife to buy some bananas.

— Clive

  • Hi, These sound fine to me.
  • I'm not sure when I'd casually ask someone to buy some bullets for me.
  • I usually just ask my wife to buy some bananas.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

These sound fine to me.

I'm not sure when I'd casually ask someone to buy some bullets for me. I usually just ask my wife to buy some bananas.

Best wishes, Clive
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But if you was in a place a little while ago... how do you use "just" in American English to say that? You was just in that place?
Big oops here, Kooyeen!
if you were in ...
You werejust in that place.
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CalifJimBig oops here, Kooyeen!
if you were in ...
You were just in that place.
Yes, oops! But it's an oops, not an aaaargh, fortunately. I usually make that kind of mistake when I write something and I think of something else! I think "If I was..." and then change it to "you"... Another thing I often forget about is the "s
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