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 #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 13:32 pm difference between "don't ever" and "never"? |
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Hi Sitifan
I don't see any difference in meaning in those sentences.
(They strike me as very odd examples. Was there any particular reason you chose "chewing"?)
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 13:53 pm difference between "don't ever" and "never"? |
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No, there was no particular reason. Please see the link http://www.2tough2chew.blogspot.com/
1. He never goes to school late.
2. He doesn't ever go to school late.
#1 is correct. Is #2 also natural English?
I seldom, if ever, use "don't/doesn't/didn't ever." Is there any stylistic difference between "never" and "not ever"?
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 13:58 pm difference between "don't ever" and "never"? |
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Hi Sitifan
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| 2. He doesn't ever go to school late. |
Yes, that sentence is natural, but I'd say it is less commonly used than sentence (1), and it strikes me as a bit more emphatic than sentence (1).
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