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Musicgold Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Abound / abounded

Hi,



I read the following sentence in a book that talks about a year 2000 incident. I feel that ‘abound’ should be replaced with ‘abounded’. Am I correct in that?
Also is the author’s use of the present tense imply that the stories about the issue are circulated even today?



Apocryphal stories abound about the relationship between Messier and Murdoch, especially about Vivendi’s hopes of influencing BSB’s strategy.



Thanks,

MG.
  

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Musicgold Also does the author’s use of the present tense imply that the stories about the issue are circulated even today? That is exactly how I would interpret this. The stories still abound.

— BarbaraPA

  • Musicgold Also does the author’s use of the present tense imply that the stories about the issue are circulated even today?
  • That is exactly how I would interpret this.
  • The stories still abound.
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MusicgoldAlso does the author’s use of the present tense imply that the stories about the issue are circulated even today?
That is exactly how I would interpret this. The stories still abound.
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Hi,
'Abound' means that there are lots of stories right now about the relationship. Whether or not that's true, I don't know.

Clive
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