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Pelin
Are these answers all OK?
Person A-
Why didn't you report it to the police?
Person B
That didn't occur to me at the time.
That didn't come to my mind at that moment.
Nothing like that came to mind at that moment.
Nov 27, 2025 1:42 AM
Answers · 2
1
All three answers are understandable, but the best and most natural one is:
“That didn’t occur to me at the time.”
The other two are OK but sound less natural.
If you want a second natural option:
“It didn’t cross my mind.”
November 27, 2025
All of those answers work just fine, but the first sounds the most natural.
November 27, 2025
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