Unless I'm mistaken, you mean CONFUSING: I hadn't any money.
I think your confusing parts are not normal for American use. In my experience, Brits and we Irish would use the so-called confusing way. My friend heard me say once, 'She needs shot.' He said, 'Don't you mean to say that she needs TO BE shot?' But at home we can do without the TO BE quite nicely. :-p
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>REWRITE: I didn't have any money.
Unless I'm mistaken, you mean CONFUSING: I hadn't any money.
I think your confusing parts are not normal for American use. In my experience, Brits and we Irish would use the so-called confusing way. My friend heard me say once, 'She needs shot.' He said, 'Don't you mean to say that she needs TO BE shot?' But at home we can do without the TO BE quite nicely. :-p