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| Why not "...wouldn't be terribly unusual, ..."? ` ------------ Quote:
` "it is currently not" and "it is not currently" ` "I have recently not" and "I have not recently" Last edited by dihen; 25-Aug-2006 at 05:03. |
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. In my opinion, "almost can't" is definitely not a typical collocation. I just wasn't willing to completely rule out the usage. If someone were to use it, I'd understand the meaning to be similar to "can hardly." . |
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| Quote: Last edited by dihen; 25-Aug-2006 at 13:47. |
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| . Yes, that's right. . |
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| Actually, the main reason that I suggested "terribly unusual" was because I thought that "...it wouldn't be terribly usual" meant "...it wouldn't be terribly usual, but it's still somewhat usual.". |
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| Hi dihen What I wanted to say is that almost can't is not a standard or typical collocation. It is unusual. . BUT I think it is wrong to claim that a native speaker would never say it. . |
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| Will a native speaker say "They are both not coming."? |
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[1] not recently seen => here time is negated; it's in focus. [2] recently not seen => here the act is negated; it's in focus. |
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| Will native speakers say these? ` "almost don't need to" "almost don't have to" |
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