'keep not [verb]' and 'even don't/doesn't [verb]'?

dihen · #1 26-Dec-2005, 14:22

Are "Why do I keep not being able to/unable [verb]...?", and "I even don't like it!" incorrect?

**Tdol** · #2 27-Dec-2005, 03:15

The first is OK. 'Even' should be moved in the second- either to before 'I' or 'like', depending on where the emphasis is.

dihen · #3 27-Dec-2005, 04:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdol

The first is OK. 'Even' should be moved in the second- either to before 'I' or 'like', depending on where the emphasis is.

I should have said "I even don't like it" means "I even dislike it", since moving 'even' to a different position would change the meaning.

**Tdol** · #4 27-Dec-2005, 10:42

I'd still use: I don't even like it.

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