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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"contradicts what happened, which was that..."

Hello,
I want to say something along the lines of "this contradicts what happened", and then say in a connected sentence what this was that happened.
Which of the following possibilities is better/correct, and what other possibilities are there?

"this contradicts what happened, which was that..."
"this contradicts what happened, which is that..."
"this contradicts what happened, that..."
  

Top answer

Things that have happened cannot be contradicted.

  • Things that have happened cannot be contradicted.
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3 Answers
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Things that have happened cannot be contradicted.
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Erm, sorry, yes. If someone says something wrong. Then it can also contradict what actually happened or is the case.

The phrase "this contradicts" seems to be commonly used in this context.
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Words can be contradicted. Happenings can't - they happened!

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