I had never been to a disco before I moved to Tokyo.

nekocat

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I had never been to a disco before I moved to Tokyo.​

Do you think this sentence is wrong in British English? I know it's OK and normal in AmE.☝

 

GodEmperorLeto

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The "had never been" is past perfect (I believe) meaning that before whatever you say in simple past (in this case, you "moved to Tokyo"), there was never an occasion in which you visited a disco.

So far as I can tell, it's perfect English period. I don't see a problem with it in the Queen's English.

 

made of stone

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nekocat said:

I had never been to a disco before I moved to Tokyo.​

Do you think this sentence is wrong in British English? I know it's OK and normal in AmE.☝

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It's perfectly correct in any (native) form of English, nekocat.

In fact, I wonder why you think the part in bold (moved) might not be. :?

mos

 

EmperorHirohito

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To me that sentence is perfect nekocat, 10/10 for correctness.

 

quamp

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It's correct not just in the queen's English, but American English as well.

 

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The real question here is: who on earth still uses the term 'disco'?

 

nekocat

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Thanks! I now forgot why I made this question...
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