Miss

Hi,
Here's the general idea of 'miss'.

You had something in the past.
Now you don't have it.
You wish that you still had it.

eg She missed him being at home.
He was at home earlier.
Then he wasn't at home.
She wished he was at home.


eg She missed him not being at ho

I do think some native speakers use this incorrectly -- sometimes people say "I miss his not being here" when they really mean "I regret his not being here."

khoffI do think some native speakers use this incorrectly -- sometimes people say "I miss his not being here" when they really mean "I regret his not being here."

Yes. Actually, when I read it the first time, I took it that way. Even after reading Clive's post I thought this might be a case of "pleonastic not" rather than misuse of miss

Hi,

Thank you all for your comments. I added some more context as follows:

"Anne told Jason that she planned to make up for the previous night because she had missed him not being at home."

Does anyone have any different opinions about the meaning of 'miss' here? Thanks.