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Knightofsports Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

I've never been

I have a friend who lived in Oxford, he really liked it, I've never been though.

Period before I've never been?

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Better: I have a friend who used to live in Oxford, which he really liked. I have never been there, though. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • Better: I have a friend who used to live in Oxford, which he really liked.
  • I have never been there, though.
  • CB
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Better: I have a friend who used to live in Oxford, which he really liked. I have never been there, though.

CB
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Cool BreezeBetter: I have a friend who used to live in Oxford, which he really liked. I have never been there, though.CB
Thank you CB. That's proof that not all native speakers have perfect grammar. That was said during a conversation and the above person was born and raised in Leeds, England. Though, it was said in a text message.
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Many people don't worry about the finer points of punctuation in texts.
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fivejedjonMany people don't worry about the finer points of punctuation in texts.
Do you worry about it when texting?
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No, and I don't worry too much about minor typos if I am texting friends.In the days before predictive text appeared, I would also use the 'i wl be home b4 u' type of spelling that I never use in writing even informal letters.
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fivejedjonNo, and I don't worry too much about minor typos if I am texting friends.In the days before predictive text appeared, I would also use the 'i wl be home b4 u' type of spelling that I never use in writing even informal letters.
Well, that's you then. If I were a professor or a teacher of grammar, I would stress perfection and not slack even when I'm
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Knightofsports, I would stress perfection and not slack even when I'm just communicating casually with a friend or colleague.
Then you would not be a fluent English 'speaker'. You would come off as ****-retentive in casual communications.
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Mister Micawber Knightofsports, I would stress perfection and not slack even when I'm just communicating casually with a friend or colleague.Then you would not be a fluent English 'speaker'. You would come off as ****-retentive in casual communications.
I don't see that as being a ***. That's like saying striving for perfection and always trying your best mea
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KnightofsportsI don't see that as being a ***.
That's why you keep having to ask language questions here.
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Mister Micawber KnightofsportsI don't see that as being a ***.That's why you keep having to ask language questions here.
Shouldn't it be means instead of mean?

That's like saying striving for perfection and always trying your best mean you're an egotistical individual.

And yes, you're right... I'm trying hard to master my first language..
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