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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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would never have met vs wouldn't have met
If I hadn't fallen in the river that day, we would never have met.
What's the difference in between "would never have met" and "wouldn't have met"?
What's the difference in between "would never have met" and "wouldn't have met"?
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john liao What's the difference in between "would never have met" and "wouldn't have met"? Hardly any. The use of "never" simply emphasizes that the negative applies over all the time between falling in the river and "the end of time"!
- john liao What's the difference in between "would never have met" and "wouldn't have met"?
- Hardly any.
- The use of "never" simply emphasizes that the negative applies over all the time between falling in the river and "the end of time"!
- Without "never", it's just that we wouldn't have met then , at that time, the time of falling in the river.
- CJ
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john liaoWhat's the difference in between "would never have met" and "wouldn't have met"?Hardly any. The use of "never" simply emphasizes that the negative applies over all the time between falling in the river and "the end of time"! Without "never", it's just that we wouldn't have met then, at that time, the time of falling in the rive
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