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I once have read vs I once read

"I once read" is more commonly used and considered more natural in English. The phrase "I once have read" is grammatically correct, but it sounds unnatural and awkward in English.
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The phrase is grammatically correct but less common in English.

"I once have read "

This phrase is used to indicate that at some point in the past, the speaker read something. It is correct but less commonly used than the alternative.
  • Jan 10, 2019 ... bloodyshim said: I once have read that at first you ship dotae, rite? cmiiw. Some shipper mostly only look at their beloved couple.
  • Sep 13, 2010 ... I am desperately searching for a paper I once have read, but cannot find anymore. It was about a counting function f(n) - the only thing I ...
  • Apr 18, 2020 ... I once have read from someones post that every 10 exp you spend you need to add a random basic weakness to your deck, and that's why ...
  • Oct 18, 2012 ... I once have read here in this forum something about the vacuum pump or the broken shafts but can not find anymore. so I opened a new thread.
  • Apr 20, 2024 ... I once have read that they do, but a modified version of it, and yet I have not found any information or explanation on the matter. For ...
  • May 21, 2019 ... I thought that I once have read something similar in an article but didn't find it anymore. Can anyone help? I appreciate your answers ...
  • Jun 1, 2016 ... I once have read an article or presentation about the problem, that in METAFONT the slanted K from Computer Modern has not neat tangents at ...
  • Nov 27, 2010 ... I once have read an interesting article about the problems of applying dither in an floating point enviroment because the floating action is ...
  • Dec 11, 2023 ... Reminds me to something I once have read on the RAW Power blog, though it was there more Apple Raw engine related, but the overal problem sense ...

Alternatives:

  • i once read

This phrase is commonly used and considered more natural in English.

"I once read"

This phrase is used to indicate that at some point in the past, the speaker read something. It is the more common and natural way to express this idea.
  • Sep 22, 2023 ... I once read a book on anti-gravity! It was so good I couldn't put it down! Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be ...
  • Aug 30, 2024 ... I once read, “There is no real ending, it's just the place where you stop the story.” Yesterday, I bookmarked the end of my Comcast story.
  • Jul 25, 2024 ... I once read you shouldn't park on bridges and leave the truck ... for the trailer and final cement.
  • Jul 31, 2024 ... I once read a tale that may or may not be true (as all tales are) where Cleopatra invited Mark Antony to the most expensive banquet in the world.
  • Aug 11, 2023 ... Lisa Jewell: 'I once read 40 Agatha Christie novels in a year' · My earliest reading memory · My favourite book growing up · The book that changed ...
  • May 14, 2024 ... 891 likes, 5 comments - warrenwilsoncollege on May 14, 2024: ""I once read a poem by Billy Edd Wheeler, a very famous Warren Wilson alum, ...
  • Sep 2, 2024 ... I once read a story of a lady who visited a silversmith to watch the refining process. The man sat very near the fire, explaining that ...
  • Jun 2, 2024 ... I once read a book that took place in the dark ages, and this peasant woman was in a rich person's house and saw herself in the mirror for ...
  • Sep 11, 2019 ... Trying to track down a cricket fiction series I once read! Thread starter gregp; Start date Sep 11, 2019 · G · gregp. School Cricketer. Joined ...

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