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fw



Joined: 12 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:55 pm    Post subject: I never bother. Reply with quote
Hello everyone.

I am interested in the phrase �I never bother,� which happened to appear in the English Center Test, a similar version of SAT in the US, conducted in January this year. (in the 4th line from the bottom of the text of: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/nyushi/center/06/1/exam/110/2.htm)

One of my acquaintances insists that this phrase is a shortened form of �I never bother myself to check the weather report.� I looked in some dictionaries, but I couldn�t find any explanation that supports what he says.

I think this phrase is just a shortened form of �I never bother to check the weather report.�

What do you think?

Best regards,
fw
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Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not. It's a phrase that means "I don't worry about doing/using it".
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