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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

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I have slept on every bed in this house and I don't like any of them
I have been sleeping on every bed in this house and I don't like any of them
Which one is better and why?
  

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Use the first one. The second makes it sound like you have been in the habit of sleeping in all of them for some time now.

— Philip

  • Use the first one.
  • The second makes it sound like you have been in the habit of sleeping in all of them for some time now.
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Use the first one. The second makes it sound like you have been in the habit of sleeping in all of them for some time now.
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AnonymousWhich one is better and why?
I agree with Philip. Also, the second one sounds to me almost as if you've been sleeping on all the beds at once.

I would put a comma after house.

CJ
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