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Kumenglish Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Still

Context: Asking someone who is very thirsty while drinking water.

Do you want to still have more water?

Context: The person is asking me for more water

I need still more water.

Is "still" a correct adverb in this context?

  

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kumenglish Do you want to still have more water? " is natural. The adverb seems to be in the wrong place if you must use it, and no one would.

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  • kumenglish Do you want to still have more water?
  • " is natural.
  • The adverb seems to be in the wrong place if you must use it, and no one would.
  • kumenglish I need still more water.
  • That is grammatically correct, but no one would say it.
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kumenglishDo you want to still have more water?

"Are you still thirsty?" is natural. The adverb seems to be in the wrong place if you must use it, and no one would.

kumenglishI need still more water.

That is grammatically correct, but no one would say it. "Still" is redundant with "more" in this setting. If you nee

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Do you want some more water?
I'd like some more water, please, still water, not fizzy water. carbonated water / water with gas).

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Here are ways to talk about the quantity you want

I want . . . . .

water

more water ..>>>>I already had some, but I'm still thirsty.

still more water >>>You gave me mor,e, but I'm still thirsty. 'still here' modifies 'more'.

I still want more. >> This means I haven'

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