I have just had breakfast. OR I just have had breakfast.?
Which among the two sentences is correct. Help me out please, and what's the difference?
I have just had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast.
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Which among the two sentences is correct. Help me out please, and what's the difference?
I have just had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast.
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Which among the two sentences is correct. Help me out please, and what's the difference?
I have just had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast.
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Which among the two sentences is correct. Help me out please, and what's the difference?
I have just had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast.
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I have just had breakfast means that you finished eating breakfast only a short time ago. It is equivalent to saying I have just now had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast means that you have had only breakfast (e.g., today), and not also some other meal. It is equivalent to saying I only have had breakfast or I have only had breakfast.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 4:13
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To convey the second meaning, I'd say I have had just breakfast, because 'just' usually modifies the word after it. Look also at this.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:52
So, I just have had breakfast would mean that the only thing I've done recently is that I've had breakfast.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:54
@MJF: (1) Yes to your first comment: you could say that to convey that. The point is not which is more common but what the OP phrase means. (2) Yes and no to your second comment - it depends on the context. If the context is about what you've had to eat or what meals you've had today, then no. (3) Such an ngram means nothing - in particular because the two phrases have different meanings. That's like counting occurrences of "apples" and "oranges".
– Drew
Nov 24 '15 at 15:28
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"I just had breakfast" is correct. It is very strange when you put two conjugations of "to be" in the same sentence, especially when they are different tenses.
Hope this helps!
(Native American English Speaker)
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:33
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I have just had breakfast is far more common, in the UK at least.
I just have had breakfast may technically be correct (I don't know why it wouldn't be) but if you were forming the sentence in that way, you might say 'I just had breakfast'.
The former sounds more US, for some reason. In the same way as 'a quarter million' is US rather than 'a quarter of a million'.
I probably shouldn't be answering on this site, I know far too little about English.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:42
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I have just had breakfast.
I just, have had breakfast.
Either is fine. Most people use the first. The second one will need a comma.
answered May 16 at 4:18
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I have just had breakfast means that you finished eating breakfast only a short time ago. It is equivalent to saying I have just now had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast means that you have had only breakfast (e.g., today), and not also some other meal. It is equivalent to saying I only have had breakfast or I have only had breakfast.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 4:13
Drew
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To convey the second meaning, I'd say I have had just breakfast, because 'just' usually modifies the word after it. Look also at this.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:52
So, I just have had breakfast would mean that the only thing I've done recently is that I've had breakfast.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:54
@MJF: (1) Yes to your first comment: you could say that to convey that. The point is not which is more common but what the OP phrase means. (2) Yes and no to your second comment - it depends on the context. If the context is about what you've had to eat or what meals you've had today, then no. (3) Such an ngram means nothing - in particular because the two phrases have different meanings. That's like counting occurrences of "apples" and "oranges".
– Drew
Nov 24 '15 at 15:28
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I have just had breakfast means that you finished eating breakfast only a short time ago. It is equivalent to saying I have just now had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast means that you have had only breakfast (e.g., today), and not also some other meal. It is equivalent to saying I only have had breakfast or I have only had breakfast.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 4:13
Drew
13.9k93055
To convey the second meaning, I'd say I have had just breakfast, because 'just' usually modifies the word after it. Look also at this.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:52
So, I just have had breakfast would mean that the only thing I've done recently is that I've had breakfast.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:54
@MJF: (1) Yes to your first comment: you could say that to convey that. The point is not which is more common but what the OP phrase means. (2) Yes and no to your second comment - it depends on the context. If the context is about what you've had to eat or what meals you've had today, then no. (3) Such an ngram means nothing - in particular because the two phrases have different meanings. That's like counting occurrences of "apples" and "oranges".
– Drew
Nov 24 '15 at 15:28
add a comment |
I have just had breakfast means that you finished eating breakfast only a short time ago. It is equivalent to saying I have just now had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast means that you have had only breakfast (e.g., today), and not also some other meal. It is equivalent to saying I only have had breakfast or I have only had breakfast.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 4:13
Drew
13.9k93055
I have just had breakfast means that you finished eating breakfast only a short time ago. It is equivalent to saying I have just now had breakfast.
I just have had breakfast means that you have had only breakfast (e.g., today), and not also some other meal. It is equivalent to saying I only have had breakfast or I have only had breakfast.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 4:13
Drew
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To convey the second meaning, I'd say I have had just breakfast, because 'just' usually modifies the word after it. Look also at this.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:52
So, I just have had breakfast would mean that the only thing I've done recently is that I've had breakfast.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:54
@MJF: (1) Yes to your first comment: you could say that to convey that. The point is not which is more common but what the OP phrase means. (2) Yes and no to your second comment - it depends on the context. If the context is about what you've had to eat or what meals you've had today, then no. (3) Such an ngram means nothing - in particular because the two phrases have different meanings. That's like counting occurrences of "apples" and "oranges".
– Drew
Nov 24 '15 at 15:28
add a comment |
To convey the second meaning, I'd say I have had just breakfast, because 'just' usually modifies the word after it. Look also at this.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:52
So, I just have had breakfast would mean that the only thing I've done recently is that I've had breakfast.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:54
@MJF: (1) Yes to your first comment: you could say that to convey that. The point is not which is more common but what the OP phrase means. (2) Yes and no to your second comment - it depends on the context. If the context is about what you've had to eat or what meals you've had today, then no. (3) Such an ngram means nothing - in particular because the two phrases have different meanings. That's like counting occurrences of "apples" and "oranges".
– Drew
Nov 24 '15 at 15:28
To convey the second meaning, I'd say I have had just breakfast, because 'just' usually modifies the word after it. Look also at this.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:52
To convey the second meaning, I'd say I have had just breakfast, because 'just' usually modifies the word after it. Look also at this.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:52
So, I just have had breakfast would mean that the only thing I've done recently is that I've had breakfast.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:54
So, I just have had breakfast would mean that the only thing I've done recently is that I've had breakfast.
– Færd
Nov 24 '15 at 7:54
@MJF: (1) Yes to your first comment: you could say that to convey that. The point is not which is more common but what the OP phrase means. (2) Yes and no to your second comment - it depends on the context. If the context is about what you've had to eat or what meals you've had today, then no. (3) Such an ngram means nothing - in particular because the two phrases have different meanings. That's like counting occurrences of "apples" and "oranges".
– Drew
Nov 24 '15 at 15:28
@MJF: (1) Yes to your first comment: you could say that to convey that. The point is not which is more common but what the OP phrase means. (2) Yes and no to your second comment - it depends on the context. If the context is about what you've had to eat or what meals you've had today, then no. (3) Such an ngram means nothing - in particular because the two phrases have different meanings. That's like counting occurrences of "apples" and "oranges".
– Drew
Nov 24 '15 at 15:28
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"I just had breakfast" is correct. It is very strange when you put two conjugations of "to be" in the same sentence, especially when they are different tenses.
Hope this helps!
(Native American English Speaker)
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:33
Ben
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"I just had breakfast" is correct. It is very strange when you put two conjugations of "to be" in the same sentence, especially when they are different tenses.
Hope this helps!
(Native American English Speaker)
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:33
Ben
1
add a comment |
"I just had breakfast" is correct. It is very strange when you put two conjugations of "to be" in the same sentence, especially when they are different tenses.
Hope this helps!
(Native American English Speaker)
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:33
Ben
1
"I just had breakfast" is correct. It is very strange when you put two conjugations of "to be" in the same sentence, especially when they are different tenses.
Hope this helps!
(Native American English Speaker)
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:33
Ben
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I have just had breakfast is far more common, in the UK at least.
I just have had breakfast may technically be correct (I don't know why it wouldn't be) but if you were forming the sentence in that way, you might say 'I just had breakfast'.
The former sounds more US, for some reason. In the same way as 'a quarter million' is US rather than 'a quarter of a million'.
I probably shouldn't be answering on this site, I know far too little about English.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:42
grumpasaur
211
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I have just had breakfast is far more common, in the UK at least.
I just have had breakfast may technically be correct (I don't know why it wouldn't be) but if you were forming the sentence in that way, you might say 'I just had breakfast'.
The former sounds more US, for some reason. In the same way as 'a quarter million' is US rather than 'a quarter of a million'.
I probably shouldn't be answering on this site, I know far too little about English.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:42
grumpasaur
211
add a comment |
I have just had breakfast is far more common, in the UK at least.
I just have had breakfast may technically be correct (I don't know why it wouldn't be) but if you were forming the sentence in that way, you might say 'I just had breakfast'.
The former sounds more US, for some reason. In the same way as 'a quarter million' is US rather than 'a quarter of a million'.
I probably shouldn't be answering on this site, I know far too little about English.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:42
grumpasaur
211
I have just had breakfast is far more common, in the UK at least.
I just have had breakfast may technically be correct (I don't know why it wouldn't be) but if you were forming the sentence in that way, you might say 'I just had breakfast'.
The former sounds more US, for some reason. In the same way as 'a quarter million' is US rather than 'a quarter of a million'.
I probably shouldn't be answering on this site, I know far too little about English.
answered Nov 24 '15 at 1:42
grumpasaur
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I have just had breakfast.
I just, have had breakfast.
Either is fine. Most people use the first. The second one will need a comma.
answered May 16 at 4:18
Rockyn Robyn
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I have just had breakfast.
I just, have had breakfast.
Either is fine. Most people use the first. The second one will need a comma.
answered May 16 at 4:18
Rockyn Robyn
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I have just had breakfast.
I just, have had breakfast.
Either is fine. Most people use the first. The second one will need a comma.
answered May 16 at 4:18
Rockyn Robyn
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I have just had breakfast.
I just, have had breakfast.
Either is fine. Most people use the first. The second one will need a comma.
answered May 16 at 4:18
Rockyn Robyn
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answered May 16 at 4:18
Rockyn Robyn
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