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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Didn't

I didn't know you hate me. Or

I didn't know you hated me.

What's the difference between the two?
  

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PreciousJones I didn't know you hate me. Or I didn't know you hated me. To my ear, the first is not idiomatic; the second is.

— CalifJim

  • PreciousJones I didn't know you hate me.
  • Or I didn't know you hated me.
  • To my ear, the first is not idiomatic; the second is.
  • I always use the past in a clause following knew or thought .
  • CJ
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PreciousJonesI didn't know you hate me. Or

I didn't know you hated me.
To my ear, the first is not idiomatic; the second is. I always use the past in a clause following knew or thought.

CJ
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CalifJim
PreciousJonesI didn't know you hate me. OrI didn't know you hated me.
To my ear, the first is not idiomatic; the second is. I always use the past in a clause following knew or thought.

CJ
What if the person still hates me till this day or presently so...
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PreciousJonesWhat if the person still hates me till this day or presently so.
Then you had better avoid that person.
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