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Anon006 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Aren’t and weren’t
Why do I hear people say :
Weren’t we going out?
Instead of aren’t we going out?
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anon006 Why do I hear people say : Weren’t we going out? Instead of aren’t we going out? It's "the past of politeness".
- anon006 Why do I hear people say : Weren’t we going out?
- Instead of aren’t we going out?
- It's "the past of politeness".
- You're trying to say that it looks like you're not going out even though you were pretty sure you had already arranged previously to go out, and you're questioning why there seems to have been a change of plans.
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anon006Why do I hear people say :
Weren’t we going out?
Instead of aren’t we going out?
It's "the past of politeness".
You're trying to say that it looks like you're not going out even though you were pretty sure you had already arranged previously to go out, and you're questioning why there seems to have been a change
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