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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Could have chosen VS. Could choose

There were several cities I could have chosen but I decided to go to. New York.

There were several cities I could choose but I decided to go to New York.

Which one is correct and natural and is there a meaning diiference between them?

Context is when someone asked me how you came to New York.
Thank you so much as always for your time and help.
  

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The first one is the grammatically and semantically correct one, but the speaker may have his brain in the past and utter the 2nd.

  • The first one is the grammatically and semantically correct one, but the speaker may have his brain in the past and utter the 2nd.
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The first one is the grammatically and semantically correct one, but the speaker may have his brain in the past and utter the 2nd.

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