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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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are/were
Hi all,
"I saw the man you were."
In this context, is it still acceptable to use "were" even though the person I am talking about has not changed since then? I used "were" because I used "saw", but now I'm wondering if "were" should be "are".
Thanks
"I saw the man you were."
In this context, is it still acceptable to use "were" even though the person I am talking about has not changed since then? I used "were" because I used "saw", but now I'm wondering if "were" should be "are".
Thanks
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Anonymous"I saw the man you were."I take your meaning to be that you are saying to someone "I know who you were but you are no longer that
In this context, is it still acceptable to use "were" even though the person I am talking about has not changed since then? I used "were" because I used "saw", but now I'm wondering if "were" should be "are".
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