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Sundarnaz Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Usually have been

'I am as cheerful, father, as I usually am, or usually have been.'

Hard Times

By Charles Dickens

I didn't get the meaning of usually have been in the sentence. Please help me out.

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This means: "Father, I am as cheerful now, as I usually am, or usually have been, in the past." This is actually redundant, like saying "I am cheerful and I'm usually cheerful, and I have always been cheerful, usually." This should be simply: "I am as cheerful as I usually have been." or "I am as cheerful as I usually am."

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