[General] You didn’t mind me

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hatgray

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Hi,

Is this sentence grammatically correct?

“I was talking to you but you didn’t mind me.”

Context: Someone did not pay attention to you.

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It's an outdated usage of "mind". These days, we say "you didn't listen to me", "you didn't take any notice of me" or, as you said, "you didn't pay attention".

I would suggest using the past continuous in both halves of the sentence.

I was talking to you but you weren't listening [to me].
I was talking to you but you weren't taking any notice [of me].
I was talking to you but you weren't paying attention [to me].
 

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Is "...but you didn't acknowledge me" correct?
 

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It's possible but it doesn't mean the same as the others.
 

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You didn't acknowledge me means you didn't respond to me.
 
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