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Ever != recent years

• nickvec 6mo ago
  "ever" - used for emphasis in questions and other remarks, expressing astonishment or outrage. "who ever heard of a grown man being frightened of the dark?"
  • f33d5173 6mo ago
    When the sentence doesn't specify a time frame, it's implied as being perpetual, so being explicit is redundant and as you say used for emphasis.
    • nickvec 6mo ago
      Appreciate it. Was questioning whether my grasp of the English language was deteriorating!
• HelloMcFly 6mo ago
  This is the kind of comment that you just really, truly do not need to make. Ever.
  • nickvec 6mo ago
    You're right. Thanks for calling it out. Doesn't contribute to the discussion in any meaningful way.