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Paultx Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Who said we weren't?

May I use "Who said we weren't?" or the correct form would be "Who said we were not?"?
  

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Only the first sounds like natural speech to me. Contractions are fine in speech.

  • Only the first sounds like natural speech to me.
  • Contractions are fine in speech.
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Only the first sounds like natural speech to me. Contractions are fine in speech.
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Nona The BritOnly the first sounds like natural speech to me. Contractions are fine in speech.
The first one sounds much better on this side of the pond as well.

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