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Is this sentence correct?
'I have seldom ever seen him.'
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Betsu said:
Is this sentence correct?
'I have seldom ever seen him.'
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No. Delete "ever" from that sentence.

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The sentence could also be corrected another way:
I have seldom if ever.....
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You would add "if ever" if you were unsure of your memory.

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A hedging procedure. ;-)
 
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