C Chris K 先輩 Joined 28 Dec 2006 Messages 84 Reaction score 0 27 Sep 2007 #26 Uncle Frank said: I think a normal person would say the same sentence and leave out "ever" completely. To my ear, "Slightly more than half the people think that a big earthquake will occur there sometime in the future." makes more sence. Uncle Frank ☝ Click to expand... Im with uncle frank on this one. A native speaker is very unlikely to stick the 'ever' in. It doesn't sit very comfortably there.
Uncle Frank said: I think a normal person would say the same sentence and leave out "ever" completely. To my ear, "Slightly more than half the people think that a big earthquake will occur there sometime in the future." makes more sence. Uncle Frank ☝ Click to expand... Im with uncle frank on this one. A native speaker is very unlikely to stick the 'ever' in. It doesn't sit very comfortably there.