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- 23-Apr-2006, 04:08 #1
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I will never/never ever do it again I think
1. I will never do it again.
2. I will never ever do it again.
have the exactly same meaning. But could anyone please analyze the two sentences, if they have even the slightest dirference? Thanks a lot!
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- 23-Apr-2006, 04:16 #2
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Re: I will never/never ever do it again hi
i think (never ever) is stronger than (never)
- 23-Apr-2006, 06:57 #3
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Teacher Re: I will never/never ever do it again Ronak is correct. I will never, ever do it again implies that you know were really wrong, and you'll absolutely not do it again. Of course, some folks take the Lady MacBeth approach, thinking that one protests too much. That is to say, sometimes when a person (particularly a young child) swears "I'll never ever do it again!", you somehow instinctively know that they will, in fact, do it again, probably very soon.
- 23-Apr-2006, 13:11 #4
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Teacher Re: I will never/never ever do it again hehe
Originally Posted by Ouisch That is to say, sometimes when a person (particularly a young child) swears "I'll never ever do it again!", you somehow instinctively know that they will, in fact, do it again, probably very soon.
