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Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up



 
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Tense in since-clause | Except (to) V (We had nothing to do except to look at the cinema posters.)
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Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:23 am  Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up
 

Which is correct:

Never, never give up or never, ever give up
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Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:10 am  Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up
 

I don't think that "never, never" is wrong, but "never, ever" is more common.
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Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:37 am  Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up
 

But I believe the quote from Winston Churchill -- that famously eloquent man -- uses all the "nevers" and no "evers".
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Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:40 am  Grammar usage; Never, never give up or never, ever give up
 

It makes me remember the song "Pretty boy" with the statement "I never ever loved no one before you"...
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