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Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence?



 
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Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence? #1 (permalink) Thu May 17, 2007 11:58 am   Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence?
 

Hi, everyone,

Could anyone tell me which one of the two sentences below is correct or none of them?

1. I still can not catch the bus.
2. I can still not catch the bus.

Why? Thanks
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Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence? #2 (permalink) Thu May 17, 2007 12:13 pm   Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence?
 

the first one seems OK
(BTW, if my memory serves me well, in the UK they write cannot in one word)
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Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence? #3 (permalink) Thu May 17, 2007 12:56 pm   Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence?
 

thanks mate
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Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence? #4 (permalink) Thu May 17, 2007 14:17 pm   Where should I put the word "still" in a sentence?
 

I still cannot catch the bus.
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