Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Still/yet
Which is correct:
1-You weren't doing your work properly half an hour ago when I looked and you still are not doing your work properly.
2-You weren't doing your work properly half an hour ago when I looked and you are not doing your work properly yet.
3-You weren't doing your work properly half an hour ago when I looked and you are not doing your work properly still.
It seems to me that the first one conveys better the idea that something has been going on. I don't think 2 is necessarily wrong though,
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-You weren't doing your work properly half an hour ago when I looked and you still are not doing your work properly.
2-You weren't doing your work properly half an hour ago when I looked and you are not doing your work properly yet.
3-You weren't doing your work properly half an hour ago when I looked and you are not doing your work properly still.
It seems to me that the first one conveys better the idea that something has been going on. I don't think 2 is necessarily wrong though,
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
These are fine. and you are still not doing your work properly. ) ...
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These are fine.
... and you are still not doing your work properly. (Note the word order.)
... and you are not doing your work properly yet.
This has such unidiomatic word order that I would consider it unacceptable.
... and you are not doing your work properly still.
CJ
... and you are still not doing your work properly. (Note the word order.)
... and you are not doing your work properly yet.
This has such unidiomatic word order that I would consider it unacceptable.
... and you are not doing your work properly still.
CJ
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