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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Omar: Would you happen to have been using my pen?
Me: No. I have never seen your pen.
correct?
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anonymous Omar: Would you happen to have been using my pen? Me: No. I have never seen your pen.
- anonymous Omar: Would you happen to have been using my pen?
- Me: No.
- I have never seen your pen.
- C orrect?
- Yes, but it's a bit wordier than necessary, and contractions are more suitable in conversation.
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anonymousOmar: Would you happen to have been using my pen?
Me: No. I have never seen your pen.
Correct?
Yes, but it's a bit wordier than necessary, and contractions are more suitable in conversation. In the version below, if you really want the idea of "happen to have ..." to soften the q
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