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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Which one sounds better?

Both correct? Which sounds better?

I declined an offer for it a few weeks before I found out I didn’t need it any longer.

I declined an offer for it a few weeks before I found out I no longer needed it.

  

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Both are OK. The use of the contraction don't makes #1 a little bit more casual.

— Clive

  • Both are OK.
  • The use of the contraction don't makes #1 a little bit more casual.
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Both are OK.

The use of the contraction don't makes #1 a little bit more casual.

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Both correct.

The second is better (stronger) because of the concentration of "no longer."

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anonymousI declined an offer for it a few weeks before I found out I didn’t need it any longer.

What is the function of "for it". It doesn't appear to be unnecessary in my opinion.

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