2020年6月8日 · @ambitious_ph1lologist Thanks for the heads up. I don't know how I'm going to be able to edit my answer. Maybe Word detects "weren't" and not "didn't" but I'm not sure. I'm not a Word expert. I think however, regardless of the particular contraction, the …

If I didn't eat my greens, I got no dessert. Your sentence (If I didn't come to the meeting, it wouldn't happen) belongs either in category 2. For example: If I didn't come (go is more likely) to the meeting, it wouldn't happen (e.g. I wouldn't get my monthly bonus.) - …

2012年6月20日 · "I don't receive the package", or "I didn't receive the package"? //Warning: not a native speaker "I haven't received the package." Please explain why. Generally answer uses the same verb form as the question. At least textbooks teach English this way. Q: Did you receive the package? A: Yes, I did. Q: Do you accept the package? A: Yes, I do.

Did you have lunch at home yesterday? (1) No, I haven't. (2) No, I hadn't. (3) No, I didn't. (4) No, I don't. The relevant word in the question is did, and the corresponding word in the reply would be didn't. So 3. is correct. In the US you might not always find consistency in this. There is this bit of dialogue from a TV cop show:

2017年4月18日 · People who write didn't used to are not misspelling didn't use to. If we are talking about the auxiliary pronounced yusta , then both ways of writing it look strange. If you read @Lawler's web page , you'll see that he concludes by saying "Basically, this …

Using contracted forms (“don't”, “let's”) in a formal text Usage of contractions like “it's” and “that's” in textbooks Should contractions be avoided in formal emails? In Germany, our English teachers always taught us that contractions like "didn't", "he's", "won't" and so on are perfectly valid to use also in written English.

2021年9月20日 · Didn't, i.e. did not is in past tense and does not agree with the rest of the sentence and therefore, you would need to tweak the second half for it to properly fit: Makki and Mattsun didn't have time to execute their plan, for two not-so-soon-expected guests suddenly made an outstanding entrance!

2016年4月28日 · Didn't is the literal and correct formal usage. Won't is a metaphor. You are implying that the image could choose. Shall I, shan't I show up on the screen. And you are having a battle of wills with the image. This is an example of the Pathetic fallacy: it's fine to say 'Won't' - it adds a human dimension to your writing.

2016年12月12日 · Note that usen't occurs only in the idiom used to. It never occurs elsewhere. So we're talking about an idiom here. *Usen't that one! *He usen't a safety razor *I'm not really sure any more which ones she used, and which ones she usen't; Every example of usen't presented here requires a to after it.

2012年6月20日 · I didn't; No, I did [this last one breaks the pattern, but out of all options most greatly emphasizes the idea of "you (=the questioner) are wrong in your assumptions--I actually missed you." Here "No" and "I did" are almost like two separate sentences.] (*Yes by itself sounds wrong as an answer to this question.) Note that. You didn't miss me ...