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shvetsov2005



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:05 am    Post subject: never see you Reply with quote
"I've come as soon as I could, sur," he replied. "My missis never see you till just this minute. You follow me, sur."
Jerom K Jerom

Is this a proper English? This "never see you till just this minute". Why the verb is in the present simple tense?

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cgage2



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It sounds as though this is diolog meant to represent a non native speaker's English. It is incorrect on purpose
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