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minus-squareℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃linkfedilink1•2 years agoIn the English language, an action I “had done” is before an action I “did.” It’s a grammatical case, not an inference.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-2•2 years agoHe stated that he had not done it, not that he had not done it before.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-22 years agoNo native English speaker would say it like that. You’d say “doing something I never even did”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-1•edit-22 years agoNo native English speaker would say it like you said.
In the English language, an action I “had done” is before an action I “did.” It’s a grammatical case, not an inference.
He stated that he had not done it, not that he had not done it before.
No native English speaker would say it like that. You’d say “doing something I never even did”.
No native English speaker would say it like you said.