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Chan-Seung Lee
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1.No one of us regrets volunteering.
2.None of us regrets volunteering.
3.Not one of us regrets volunteering. |
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Mister Micawber
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#2 is the unmarked (expected) form. The others offer emphasis of some sort.
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Chan-Seung Lee
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: once |
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Thanks for your reply.
Someone said that #1 is incorrect while the others are o.k.
Can you give your opinion on this?
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Mister Micawber
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My opinion is that it is overstatement to say that #1 is 'incorrect'. While it is not the normal formation, it could still appear.
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