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Pos   Mon May 07, 2007 8:22 am GMT
What is the difference in use between:



I never did get round to thanking you for all you help, did I?

I never got round to thanking you for all your help, did I?
Jim   Mon May 07, 2007 9:07 am GMT
The first adds some emphasis, it's often used to imply an acknowledgement that the speaker/writer was supposed to thank the other person.
Pos   Mon May 07, 2007 9:18 am GMT
<it's often used to imply an acknowledgement that the speaker/writer was supposed to thank the other person. >

Can't the second example also imply that?
furrykef   Mon May 07, 2007 5:23 pm GMT
Right, but the first one adds extra emphasis to that point. Or, more specifically, I think it adds emphasis to the idea that the speaker intended to do it, but for some reason didn't.