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  1. Didn't know vs Don't know - WordReference Forums

    Dec 12, 2014 · Hello forumer, I often confused between the use of didn't and don't. Although I already knew that, didn't refers to something happened in the past while don't for present, It still hard to use it …

  2. Inversion: "I don't know what is it" vs "I don't know what it is"

    May 12, 2015 · It's obvious that the correct clause should be "I don't know what it is", but the problem seems to become complicated when the pronoun it is replaced by a longer phrase: 1) "I don't know …

  3. still don’t know / don’t know yet | WordReference Forums

    Apr 29, 2009 · As far as if they mean the same thing- " I still don't know" and "I don't know yet" do not mean the same thing. I don't know yet implies that you will know at some point, whereas I still don't …

  4. You don't, do you/don't you? - WordReference Forums

    Mar 9, 2023 · It may help you to imagine that there is an "or" before the tag question. You may think you know the answer but you don't. Or do you? She hasn't left yet. Or has she? He always leaves at six. …

  5. I myself don't know how to do it vs. I don't know how to do it myself

    Apr 4, 2019 · If you don't know how to do it yourself, that means you can't do it yourself. (It may be possible for one person to do it alone, but you don't now how they do it).

  6. in case you don't/didn't already know - WordReference Forums

    Apr 27, 2014 · Hi Edison, I'd say the first one, which is the present tense: "In case you don't already know....". However, if you tell someone a piece of news and then realize that they might have already …

  7. I don't know too - WordReference Forums

    Jan 10, 2015 · "I don't know either" is what I would say. I consider "I don't know too" to be wrong. For that matter, the tense mismatch in "I think you turned right when you should hang a left" is jarring as …

  8. Which it is, which is it | WordReference Forums

    Mar 20, 2011 · Your first alternative, "We know which it is his favorite kind of candy", is wrong because it uses two pronouns, "which" and "it" to refer to one nominal phrase "his favorite kind of candy". A …

  9. when you don't know the sex. [Gender neutral pronouns]

    Oct 4, 2016 · If you want to know how to address them, natretep has answered your question. If you are talking directly to them, you would say 'you', and it wouldn't matter whether it is a man or a woman: …

  10. I don't think ¿any of them or none of them? - WordReference Forums

    Apr 22, 2006 · I know you think that the three possible answers are wrong. On the contrary, I don't think any of them // none of them is right. -------- [/quote] Gonzalo, "I know you think that the three possible …