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Mina Uzun Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary
Still.....yet
Hi
Could you please explain why still and yet used together in the sentences below? What does it mean?
"You still haven’t told that girl she doesn’t have a job yet?"
"I still haven't seen the report yet."
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" This is fine. Two things have not happened yet, him telling the girl and her getting a job. " This is wrong.
- " This is fine.
- Two things have not happened yet, him telling the girl and her getting a job.
- " This is wrong.
- "Yet" is redundant with "still".
- Only one thing has not happened yet.
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Mina Uzun"You still haven’t told that girl she doesn’t have a job yet?"
This is fine. Two things have not happened yet, him telling the girl and her getting a job.
Mina Uzun"I still haven't seen the report yet."
This is wrong. "Yet" is redundant with "still". Only one thing has not happened yet.
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