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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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short passage - is 'ever' correctly used?

0The mouse pleaded, "Please spare my life and I will repay you one day.” The lion took pity on the mouse and, before letting her go, said, “You are so tiny. How could you 01b01u00ever02u02b00 repay me? Seeing the mouse in tears, he let her go. The mouse thanked him for sparing her.02br
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” The lion took pity on the mouse and, before letting her go, said, “You are so tiny. How could you 11b 11u 10ever12u 12b 10 repay me? Seeing the mouse in tears, he let her go.

— Philip

  • ” The lion took pity on the mouse and, before letting her go, said, “You are so tiny.
  • How could you 11b 11u 10ever12u 12b 10 repay me?
  • Seeing the mouse in tears, he let her go.
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10The mouse pleaded, "Please spare my life and I will repay you one day.” The lion took pity on the mouse and, before letting her go, said, “You are so tiny. How could you 11b11u10ever12u12b10 repay me? Seeing the mouse in tears, he let her go. The mouse thanked him for sparin
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0Thanks, Philip.0-
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Thanks, CJ.12br
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10You meant to thank Philip. Right?050010id1
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20Thanks, CJ.22br
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20You meant to thank Philip. Right?15012br
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10Yes, you're right. I wanted to thank Philip. But I mu
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0Hi,02br
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00A very minor typo.02br
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00The mouse pleaded, "Please spare my life and I will repay you one day.” The lion took pity on the mouse and, before letting her go, said, “You are so tiny. How could you 01b01u00ever02u02b00 repay me?01b01font00"02font02b
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00Is 'ever' correctly used? 12blockquote
10 Yes. In interrogative contexts where the future is implied, ever means 01i00under any circumstances (which may occur in the future)02i00. (That's a lot of work for one word to do.) It's often used in situations which seem impossible. 05002br
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10A very minor typo.12br
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10The mouse pleaded, "Please spare my life and I will repay you one day.” The lion took pity on the mouse and, before letting her go, said, “You are so tiny. How could you 11b11u10ever12u12b10 repa
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00I appreciate very much the effort you put in to reply to my query.0-
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