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I've never had such a cold summer. klingt das natürlich?
I've never had such a cold summer. klingt das natürlich?
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- Englisch (US)
Etwas unnatürlich
"To have" is not The natural choice here, for a singular subject. Instead, native speakers would say "I've never seen" or "I've never experienced." Oddly, "to have" is fine with a plural subject: "we've never had such a cold summer."
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- Englisch (US)
Etwas unnatürlich
"To have" is not The natural choice here, for a singular subject. Instead, native speakers would say "I've never seen" or "I've never experienced." Oddly, "to have" is fine with a plural subject: "we've never had such a cold summer."
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- Russisch
@MishaTr I didn't know that, thank you! Just to make sure, "such a cold summer" is it correct to put the article "a" in front of "summer"?
- Englisch (US)
Etwas unnatürlich
Yes. "Such _a_ cold summer" is good.
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- Englisch (US)
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To be clear, perhaps I should add that I can invent contexts (situations) in which someone might say "I've never had such a cold summer." But in general, either of the two other phrasings would be more common, for people just chatting.
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@MishaTr Got it :) thanks a lot for the detailed answers!

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