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| Mar 10, 2018 at 4:28 | comment | added | PMV | Also, depending on how it is used, 'ever' can mean either 'at any time' or 'at all times'. For example, "We must remain ever vigilant" would mean "We must be vigilant at all times", whereas "Have you ever been late to work?" would ask "Have you been late to work at any time?" | |
| Mar 9, 2018 at 5:41 | vote | accept | jayanes | ||
| Mar 8, 2018 at 14:06 | comment | added | Chaim | In questions we can use either word, but we prefer 'ever.' For example we could say "Do you ever oversleep?" (without negation); and for some sort of emphasis we could say "Do you never oversleep?" | |
| Mar 8, 2018 at 13:52 | history | answered | LawrenceC | CC BY-SA 3.0 |