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'shouldn't learn anything' vs 'didn't learn anything'



 
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'shouldn't learn anything' vs 'didn't learn anything' #1 (permalink) Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:57 am   'shouldn't learn anything' vs 'didn't learn anything'
 

John: I have been here for 2 years and I haven't learnt a bit.
Joseph: It's funny you shouldn't learn anything, especially in this organization which is renowned for making better professionals of employees.

Does the above conversation sound natural?

Is It's funny you shouldn't learn anything = It's funny you didn't learn anything?
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'shouldn't learn anything' vs 'didn't learn anything' #2 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:53 am   'shouldn't learn anything' vs 'didn't learn anything'
 

Hi, yes the conversation sounds natural to me and you understood the sentence correctly.

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