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JaxTeller Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
the placing of the word just
I was just watching a tv show where they used the following sentence:
''He probably just hasn't gotten around to it yet''
it was a reply to: ''why didn't he inform you about it?''
I want to know whether it is okay to place the word ''just'' right after 'He''.
The sentence would then be: '' He just probably hasn't gotten around to it yet'', sounds more natural to my ear.
If it is not possible, could anyone explain me why?
Thanks
''He probably just hasn't gotten around to it yet''
it was a reply to: ''why didn't he inform you about it?''
I want to know whether it is okay to place the word ''just'' right after 'He''.
The sentence would then be: '' He just probably hasn't gotten around to it yet'', sounds more natural to my ear.
If it is not possible, could anyone explain me why?
Thanks
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Emre25 The sentence would then be: '' He just probably hasn't gotten around to it yet'', sounds more natural to my ear. For me this is a less natural order.
- Emre25 The sentence would then be: '' He just probably hasn't gotten around to it yet'', sounds more natural to my ear.
- For me this is a less natural order.
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Emre25The sentence would then be: '' He just probably hasn't gotten around to it yet'', sounds more natural to my ear.For me this is a less natural order.
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Emre25okay, so that means that my option isn't necessarily a wrong one?No, it is not actually wrong.
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