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Updated on
26 Nov 2022
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English (US)
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I love twiddling pens
I love twiddling a pen
I went for the first one and I honestly don't know why!
I love twiddling pens
I love twiddling a pen
I went for the first one and I honestly don't know why!
I love twiddling a pen
I went for the first one and I honestly don't know why!
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26 Nov 2022
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The first one is correct.
The second one doesn't make sense. You enjoy twiddling pens as a general statement. This can apply to many pens.
If you only enjoyed specifically twiddling one pen, you'd use "this": "I love twiddling this pen"
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- English (US)
- Urdu
The first one is correct.
The second one doesn't make sense. You enjoy twiddling pens as a general statement. This can apply to many pens.
If you only enjoyed specifically twiddling one pen, you'd use "this": "I love twiddling this pen"
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