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"I'd not..." vs. "I hadn't..."

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cattj · 16/12/2009 10:02

"I'd not..." vs. "I hadn't..."

Two contractions for the same thing: "I had not considered..."

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OliviaMumsnet · 16/12/2009 10:19

ooh. I dunno.
Maybe "I'd not" when the emphasis is on the negative
and "I hadn't" when using as an auxiliary verb (if that's what I mean, brain has rusted since my last Latin exam)
i.e.
I hadn't considered defecting to Netmums
but
I'd not long come over from the darkside

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