"something we wanted to do but we didn't", is the second "we" optional?

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Some guy is talking about the use of would have and the past participle

we use it to talk about something we wanted to do but didn't

I would have said

we use it to talk about something we wanted to do but we didn't

Is the second "we" that functions as subject of the clause follows "but" required, optional or unnecessary?

we wanted to but didn't is idiomatic in speech. You don't need to repeat the we. — Lambie, Commented Jun 15 at 19:37
It's better without. In the first case, "didn't" obviously contrasts with "do". In the second "we didn't" might contrast with "we use it to talk". — Stuart F, Commented Oct 15 at 5:49

Adi reddy · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-24 23:54:55Z

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Yes, it's optional as already in the beginning u stated the 'we'. It only becomes redundancy in the 2nd case to use it again.

answered Mar 24, 2020 at 23:54

Adi reddy

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So, it is better to omit the second "we", right?
– WXJ96163
Commented Mar 25, 2020 at 0:05
Yeah, that's wt I feel .
– Adi reddy
Commented Mar 25, 2020 at 0:08
This is a bad answer. It's so incomplete as to be misleading.
– CJ Dennis
Commented Mar 28, 2020 at 21:48
Please use proper punctuation and spelling.
– Lambie
Commented Jan 17 at 19:45
@Lambie you'll probably have to edit it yourself. After almost 4 years of silence, I doubt Adi Reddy will read the comment or even care.
– Mari-Lou A
Commented Jan 18 at 6:30

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