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Hktrader Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Am I correct? Please come in and help
Hi, I have a question to a song I have listened in youtube, the song was in a movie called: Everybody's fine
Extraction from <I want to come home>:
"For so long
I was out in the cold
But I taught myself to believe every story I told
It was fun hanging on to the moon
Heading into the sun
But it's been too long
Now I wanna come home....."
The question I got (color in red) is: should "the story I told" change into "the story I was told/ I have been told"?
Since "I" (the main character) get used to believe the story someone else told him and it matches the situation after the correction I though.
Am I correct? Thanks for your reply.
Extraction from <I want to come home>:
"For so long
I was out in the cold
But I taught myself to believe every story I told
It was fun hanging on to the moon
Heading into the sun
But it's been too long
Now I wanna come home....."
The question I got (color in red) is: should "the story I told" change into "the story I was told/ I have been told"?
Since "I" (the main character) get used to believe the story someone else told him and it matches the situation after the correction I though.
Am I correct? Thanks for your reply.
Top answer
They mean different things. "I taught myself to believe every story I was told " means that the speaker came to believe every story that someone else told him, as you say. "I taught myself to believe every story I told " means the speaker told stories, implied to be stories that were not true or not entirely true, but came to believe (or pretend) that the stories actually were true.
- They mean different things.
- "I taught myself to believe every story I was told " means that the speaker came to believe every story that someone else told him, as you say.
- "I taught myself to believe every story I told " means the speaker told stories, implied to be stories that were not true or not entirely true, but came to believe (or pretend) that the stories actually were true.
- Presumably the actual lyric used expresses what the singer wanted to say.
- Are you saying that it doesn't make sense in the context?
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They mean different things.
"I taught myself to believe every story I was told" means that the speaker came to believe every story that someone else told him, as you say.
"I taught myself to believe every story I told" means the speaker told stories, implied to be stories that were not true or not entirely true, but came to believe (or pretend) that the stories actu
"I taught myself to believe every story I was told" means that the speaker came to believe every story that someone else told him, as you say.
"I taught myself to believe every story I told" means the speaker told stories, implied to be stories that were not true or not entirely true, but came to believe (or pretend) that the stories actu
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Oh, yes. You are right.
But if things like what you said=> "I taught myself to believe every story I told" means the speaker told stories, implied to be stories that were not true or not entirely true, but came to believe (or pretend) that the stories actually were true."
It's too sad I thought.
But if things like what you said=> "I taught myself to believe every story I told" means the speaker told stories, implied to be stories that were not true or not entirely true, but came to believe (or pretend) that the stories actually were true."
It's too sad I thought.
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