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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

that string accent

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You never had that strong accent.
  

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It does not seem to be quite what I think you want to say. — You don't have that thick an accent.

  • It does not seem to be quite what I think you want to say.
  • — You don't have that thick an accent.
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It does not seem to be quite what I think you want to say. Is this what you mean?—

You don't have that thick an accent.
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AnonymousYou never had that strong accent.
I'd agree that the "an" is required, but what's the context?

Does someone else have that strong accent and you do not?

- A.
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AnonymousYou never had that strong accent.
It's grammatically correct, and it can be used in the right context, but I'd bring in "used to". I think that may be what you're aiming at.

You never used to have that strong accent.

CJ

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