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minus-squareℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃linkfedilink1•1 year 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@SpaceNoodlelink-2•1 year agoHe stated that he had not done it, not that he had not done it before.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoNo native English speaker would say it like that. You’d say “doing something I never even did”.
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.