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He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month



 
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He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month #1 (permalink) Fri Dec 19, 2008 16:31 pm   He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month
 

He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month.

What would change if it was He hasn't cleaned his room in a month
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He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month #2 (permalink) Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:19 am   He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month
 

The change would be that there would be less of a feeling of disapproval evident in the sentence.
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He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month #3 (permalink) Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:29 am   He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month
 

Is it okay to say that he does not clean his room even one time in a month

"He does not clean his room even once in a month."

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He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month #4 (permalink) Sat Dec 20, 2008 14:48 pm   He hasn't cleaned that room of his in a month
 

"even once a month", not "even once in a month"
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