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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Is there a difference?
Is there a difference between:
You never worked last week.
You didn't work last week.
I think the latter is more temporal specific and has a meaning of 'You didn't work (at a particular scheduled time) last week' while the former means 'You at no point in time worked last week'.
Thank you.
You never worked last week.
You didn't work last week.
I think the latter is more temporal specific and has a meaning of 'You didn't work (at a particular scheduled time) last week' while the former means 'You at no point in time worked last week'.
Thank you.
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Hi, Your comments are justified, but most speaker would not consider all that before saying these things. They'd feel they were prety equivalent. 'Never' is often used just to add emphasis.
- Hi, Your comments are justified, but most speaker would not consider all that before saying these things.
- They'd feel they were prety equivalent.
- 'Never' is often used just to add emphasis.
- eg A: Last Friday in the park, you told me you loved me.
- B: I never said that!
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Hi,
Your comments are justified, but most speaker would not consider all that before saying these things. They'd feel they were prety equivalent.
'Never' is often used just to add emphasis. eg
A: Last Friday in the park, you told me
Your comments are justified, but most speaker would not consider all that before saying these things. They'd feel they were prety equivalent.
'Never' is often used just to add emphasis. eg
A: Last Friday in the park, you told me
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Hi,
The first sentence may be understood with appropriate context. It is not recommended to combine
never with a certain time in the past unless you are talking as to understandable context with your
friend. You didn't work last week speaks by itself. You can either say: You have never worked or
you never worked, but it seems awkward to poi
The first sentence may be understood with appropriate context. It is not recommended to combine
never with a certain time in the past unless you are talking as to understandable context with your
friend. You didn't work last week speaks by itself. You can either say: You have never worked or
you never worked, but it seems awkward to poi
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