Jun 3, 2012 · Idn't and wadn't are EXTREMELY common where I'm from, but I do have an accent so I'm biased. It just feels smoother than isn't. It created less syllables (I don't know how to spell it) in my head, even though it doedn't actually.

My grandmother used "idn't" as a query: "Idn't it done yet?". "Wadn't" was intermittent, seemed linked to following sounds: "It wasn't finished" and "It wadn't ready", but never "It wadn't finished." Born Missouri farming community 1910s, then deeeep blue collar PA. Some Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish in there too.

Mar 8, 2022 · I don’t know if this is maybe a southern US thing, or maybe other people know what I’m talking about. But when I’m talking in normal conversation…

Dec 12, 2013 · I thought that you were beautiful, weren't you? I thought that you were beautiful, aren't you? I expect that you'll be wearing a suit, won't you? I expected that you would be wearing a suit, won't you? I expected that you would be wearing a suit, wouldn't you? I know that you're leaving, aren't you? I knew that you were leaving, weren't you?

Jun 8, 2020 · @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 …

The amount of pointless rabbit trails that go nowhere, side stories that don't develop the overall plot, the excessive verbosity that takes pages, even chapters, just, agh. It's when I see the quality disparity back to back that I realize just how frustrating poor quality writing is, and how rewarding good writing and storytelling is.

Feb 25, 2023 · I don't really have any context, and I don't remember what the context was last time but it could be something like: 甲："Vertical (ergonomic) mice are much better for your hands (since they can help prevent repetitive strain injuries)." 乙："Oh, I didn't know that!"

I wouldn't get my monthly bonus.) - but I'm definitely planning to attend. Or in category 3: If (whenever) I didn't come to the meeting, it wouldn't happen (I wouldn't get my monthly bonus.) The sentence If I didn't come to the meeting, it wouldn't have happened is ungrammatical.

May 1, 2015 · 'I didn't know that until now' is commonly used. You have just learned something for the first time. 'I haven't known that until now' doesn't sound natural to me. It needs qualifying. Found on the web - If we are still discovering new species that we haven't known the existence of until now (like the Clouded Leopard),

In the last two weeks I haven't had much time, so I haven't got that quotation for you. In the last two weeks I haven't had much time, but I expect to be able to address your question soon. In colloquial use, however, particularly when the fairly recent past is concerned, you are likely to hear either form regardless of context.