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To quit a course "My father decided that I should have quitted the course". Is that correct? Can I use "quit a course" in British English or is it wrong? Thank!!!
Jul 9, 2015 3:51 PM
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The past and past participle of 'quit' are the same as the infinitive - quit. The older regular form 'quitted' is very rare nowadays. "My father decided that I should have quit the course" sounds better, but in fact doesn't make a lot of sense. Do you mean "My father decided that I should quit the course", meaning that he has decided that I should not continue with the course that I'm currently doing? Or "My father said that I should have quit the course", meaning that he told me, at the end of the course, that I was wrong to follow it through to the end and ought to have left part-way through it? And no, we don't usually use 'quit' in British English. This is an American phrasing. In British English we'd say 'leave' or 'give up'.
July 9, 2015
I meant "Thanks" :))
July 9, 2015
It's fine :)
July 9, 2015
As far as I know it's correct.
July 9, 2015
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