>>>>I was like that at that age. Then, probably around age 13 or so, I took it on myself to shorten my list of things I don't eat as a part of growing up. Somewhere along the way I switched from "but I never ate THAT!" to "mmm... I never ate that".
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>>>Dragan, don't let yourself be dragged down to US grammar!
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>>>"but I have never eaten THAT!" to "mmm... I have never eaten that".
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>>Now which one of those... never mind, I give up.
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>No both are correct just as both were US incorrect :-)

Which one describes one-time action and which one a continuous or repetitive one, is what I meant.