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2 Jun 2015
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What does I went now and then a day. mean?
What does I went now and then a day. mean?
This sentence appears in this conversations.
"Did you ever go to school?" asked Dotty.
Polly sighed dismally.
"O, yes, I went now and then a day. "
"Did you ever go to school?" asked Dotty.
Polly sighed dismally.
"O, yes, I went now and then a day. "
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3 Jun 2015
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It may also be hinting that Polly has had a poor education since her sentence is incorrect!
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This is a bad sentence. The answer "now and then" means "sometimes". The " a day" is not really correct when used in this sentence.
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I see! Thank you. This sentence was in a children book written in 1868 in the US.
I was wondering if "she went to school sometimes, or she never went to school".
I was wondering if "she went to school sometimes, or she never went to school".
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It may also be hinting that Polly has had a poor education since her sentence is incorrect!
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