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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference

What is the strict difference between these three sentences?

#1 Have you ever been to Hawaii?

#2 Have you been to Hawaii before?

#3 Have you ever been to Hawaii before?
  

Top answer

1 - this is asked when the people are not in Hawaii. 2 - this is asked when the people are in Hawaii and you want to know if this is their first time there or not. 3.

  • 1 - this is asked when the people are not in Hawaii.
  • 2 - this is asked when the people are in Hawaii and you want to know if this is their first time there or not.
  • 3.
  • This can have the same meaning as 2 but it is a clumsy way to express it.
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1 - this is asked when the people are not in Hawaii.

2 - this is asked when the people are in Hawaii and you want to know if this is their first time there or not.

3. This can have the same meaning as 2 but it is a clumsy way to express it.

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