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Discover LudwigThe phrase "and I did almost" is not correct and sounds incomplete in written English.
It may be used in a context where someone is reflecting on an action they nearly completed or achieved, but it requires additional context to be clear.
Example: "I was about to finish the project, and I did almost submit it on time."
Alternatives: "and I nearly" or "and I almost did".
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"My wife and I did almost every stick of wood".
It was completely terrifying to just take off to France, and I did almost get killed a few times along the way.
(I will note that these were stunningly good and I did almost nothing. That's just good-tasting leeks, I think, cooked until they're falling apart, and melting like butter).
But the record certainly does not support the allegation in Lewis Regenstein's letter that President Clinton and I "did almost nothing" to overcome that opposition or to promote public awareness of what is at stake.
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Our second grandchild is on the way and Matt and I do almost everything together.
Vanessa is the reigning matriarch, her mother having died three years ago, and I do almost feel inclined to curtsy when I meet her.
And so I did, almost every day for years.
"I did almost every job.
✒ The other day my son and I did something almost nobody does these days: we went to a county cricket match.
But in L.A. I didn't stop to take pictures of llamas, and I didn't almost slip down a cliff while dodging a bull.
"And I really did almost crash.
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