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[tisogai]

Please help me on this;

Have you been to New York?

1. No, I never have.
2. No, I have never.

Is #2 wrong?? I was using that for a long time not knowing it's wrong.
I didn't know #1 is right.

Would you please explain why it is? Or is that just the way it is??

Thanks so much.

[CP]

"Have you been to New York?"
1. "No, I never have." People would say this.
2. "No, I have never." People would not say this.

You can also answer it with:

"No, never."
"No, not yet."
"Not yet, not ever!"
"No, and I never will."
"No, but I'd like to."
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[erik19283]

What about "No, I have never been there."?