[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by John F

I have my doubts?

I can see "I take it you have never, never visited Japan?" as being acceptable.

and

"I take it you have never ever visited Japan?"

But "I take it you have never never visited Japan?" isn't proper grammar. I'm guessing my grammar school teacher would have rapped my knuckles if I used that phrase.

I could be wrong.

You're complaining about the comma now? In a message written on MobileRead?

I think you're holding casual posts to too high a standard.