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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

NobodyB

I have a question:

Nobody asked you. Is what I usually use but,

What if I want to say it in the present tense? Such as:

Nobody asks you......Which obviously sounds incorrent

It's quite confusing, could somebody please clarify this for me, thank you.
  

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Which obviously sounds incorrent Why incorrect? It's fine. Nobody is singular...

— Kooyeen

  • Which obviously sounds incorrent Why incorrect?
  • It's fine.
  • Nobody is singular...
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pleasehelpNobody asks you..Which obviously sounds incorrent
Why incorrect? It's fine. Nobody is singular...
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The only thing that comes to mind is "Nobody is asking you."
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Have you ever heard it used tho?

Nobody asks you.
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pleasehelpHave you ever heard it used tho?

Nobody asks you.
It's grammatically ok, so I don't know what you have in mind. It would not be the most natural thing to say in most contexts, maybe, but you can't say it's wrong without a context.
When you apply for that kind of job, nobody asks you about your criminal record or anything. Don't w
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KooyeenIt's grammatically ok, so I don't know what you have in mind. It would not be the most natural thing to say in most contexts, maybe, but you can't say it's wrong without a context.
When you apply for that kind of job, nobody asks you about your criminal record or anything. Don't worry.
Quite true. However, I understood the OP to be aski
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Either "Nobody asked you" (for your opinion which you just gave) or "Nobody is asking you" is natural - but rude! Do you realize that it's rude?
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