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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Persist

a: Give me the pen. give me the pen.
b: Don't persist. I am not giving it to you.

Correct conversation?
  

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"persist" seems a bit out of place in this kind of informal conversation. : A: Give me the pen! Give me the pen!

  • "persist" seems a bit out of place in this kind of informal conversation.
  • : A: Give me the pen!
  • Give me the pen!
  • B: Don't keep asking me.
  • I'm not giving it to you.
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"persist" seems a bit out of place in this kind of informal conversation.

E.g.:

A: Give me the pen! Give me the pen!
B: Don't keep asking me. I'm not giving it to you.
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GPY"persist" seems a bit out of place in this kind of informal conversation.E.g.:A: Give me the pen! Give me the pen!B: Don't keep asking me. I'm not giving it to you.
Can you give me an example of conversation with persist?

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