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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Backshift
"Rowling did not hold back from hitting back at her critics, responding to one person who asked her what she did when she couldn’t sleep, with: “Try to stop thinking about Jeremy Corbyn.”" (The Guardian.)
Is "what she did when she couldn’t sleep" a backshift from "what she does when she can't sleep" in the above?
Is "what she did when she couldn’t sleep" a backshift from "what she does when she can't sleep" in the above?
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Anonymous Is "what she did when she couldn’t sleep" a backshift from "what she does when she can't sleep" in the above? Or, let's say that it wasn't 'front-shifted'. The narrative is all in past tense.
- Anonymous Is "what she did when she couldn’t sleep" a backshift from "what she does when she can't sleep" in the above?
- Or, let's say that it wasn't 'front-shifted'.
- The narrative is all in past tense.
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AnonymousIs "what she did when she couldn’t sleep" a backshift from "what she does when she can't sleep" in the above?Or, let's say that it wasn't 'front-shifted'. The narrative is all in past tense.
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