Re: Sometimes I forget I was ever a child.

On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:38:54 +0000, tonbei wrote:
On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:58:11 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

   i was going to ask  about   +0000   ------ Is he posting from the UK
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             but   my post has    +0000    too
On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:58:11 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:38:54 +0000, tonbei wrote:
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I have a question about the following sentences from a novel.
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Sometimes I forget I was ever a child. Ever young and stupid and
trusting.”
 ("Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell, p258)
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question: about "ever" or its usage in this sentence.
Could it be said also like: "Sometimes I forget I was once a child."  ?
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                ever  is like  pas  in French.  [in the slightest
amount]
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so yes,  in a sense...  that       ever      is like     Once.
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1.  Let me know if you need help.
2.  Let me know if you ever need help.  --- ever = [in the slightest
amount]