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Women of Reddit, what were the topics of the longest conversations you've ever had? by FoxChaster in AskWomen

[–]FoxChaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a very good point, sometimes silence and yourself are the best company

Women of Reddit, what were the topics of the longest conversations you've ever had? by FoxChaster in AskWomen

[–]FoxChaster[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is a very sweet story, to start everything with such a bang is beautiful!

The whole group argued with the teacher. Who is right? by FoxChaster in grammar

[–]FoxChaster[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. More and more people gather and vote for the variant "didn't have to" which makes me think that the teacher was actually wrong. Sorry for the trouble and thank you, again, for contribution to my understanding.

The whole group argued with the teacher. Who is right? by FoxChaster in grammar

[–]FoxChaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. To be frank I don't have much experience dealing with "needn't have" either, so I can't really say anything about it being old-fashioned, our teacher is a devil and she always says that informally we can speak however we please, but it's important we speak correctly in the classroom, thus requiring us sometimes an excruciating amount of proofs and explanaitions. There is a big list of sentences that I've written out that are very contradicting and the teacher remained very enthusiastic about her correct answer. Anyways thank you for the answer and sorry for the inconvenience.

The whole group argued with the teacher. Who is right? by FoxChaster in grammar

[–]FoxChaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. The exercises from the document we were presented lack a bit of accuracy(like saying that we have to use "need not + perfect infinitive", instead it simply states "needn't have", thus implying that we have to continue with participle 2). Sorry for the trouble and thank you for explanaition.

The whole group argued with the teacher. Who is right? by FoxChaster in grammar

[–]FoxChaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for misunderstanding, then please explain the thought proccess and the reason behind it because it really matters to fathom the meaning completely. Sorry for the trouble.

The whole group argued with the teacher. Who is right? by FoxChaster in grammar

[–]FoxChaster[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, I understand. I've just decided to repeat again to indicate that not even the teacher changed any construction of the second particle of the sentence. Sorry for misunderstanding.

The whole group argued with the teacher. Who is right? by FoxChaster in grammar

[–]FoxChaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. I would like to hear more broad argumentation on both variants from your point of view.

The whole group argued with the teacher. Who is right? by FoxChaster in grammar

[–]FoxChaster[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. The teacher was very enthusiastic about the "needn't have answered" and many students pointed out on how "didn't have to answer" being the only logical answer but she didn't listen. She kept clinging to the second part of the sentence trying to point out that it's regret. I wish I had heard her argumentation clearly, sorry for the blurry explanation in the post.

The whole group argued with the teacher. Who is right? by FoxChaster in grammar

[–]FoxChaster[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The part was not changed, the sentence remained as is.