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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?

"You could've never seen that coming, right?"

Is this correct? If it is, then why?
  

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Anonymous Is this correct? Yes. Anonymous If it is, then why?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is this correct?
  • Yes.
  • Anonymous If it is, then why?
  • Why not?
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AnonymousIs this correct?
Yes.
Anonymous If it is, then why?
Why not?
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AnonymousIs this correct?
It is, in American English. Outside that, the "could've never" part would be could never have.
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This speaker of BrE is happy enough with the original.
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The "could've never" wording is more common in American English. It's the same as the American use of "should have never" and "would have never", compared to the non-American "should never have" and "would never have".
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