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17 May 2017
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What is the difference between ever and never ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between ever and never ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
Never is like it's not going to happen. I don't really know how to give an definition for ever
Ex: I never want to see you again
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- English (US)
Have you ever tried this food?
I have never tried it.
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- English (US)
ever is kind of like "continuous"
E.g. "this is the best song ever!"
which is like saying, "the best song I've heard so far!"
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- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong) Near fluent
They're basically opposites. Ever is usually used in question form to ask whether someone has done or will do something in their lifetime.
Have you ever seen this movie?
I have never seen it before.
Or you can use it together as in : I will never ever do it again.
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