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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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didn't or isn't
After a live interview ended over the phone:
Anchorman: I'm glad she didn't advice/isn't advising people to do that.
Which is better? Why?
Thanks.
Anchorman: I'm glad she didn't advice/isn't advising people to do that.
Which is better? Why?
Thanks.
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Hi, After a live interview ended over the phone: Anchorman: I'm glad she didn't advice/isn't advising people to do that. Which is better? Why?
- Hi, After a live interview ended over the phone: Anchorman: I'm glad she didn't advice/isn't advising people to do that.
- Which is better?
- Why?
- Both are OK.
- She didn't advise .
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Hi,
After a live interview ended over the phone:
Anchorman: I'm glad she didn't advice/isn't advising people to do that.
Which is better? Why?
Both are OK.
She didn't advise . . . refers to what she did 7 seconds ago.
She isn't advising . . . assumes that she has not changed her mind in the last 7 seconds, and would give the same advise again if ask
After a live interview ended over the phone:
Anchorman: I'm glad she didn't advice/isn't advising people to do that.
Which is better? Why?
Both are OK.
She didn't advise . . . refers to what she did 7 seconds ago.
She isn't advising . . . assumes that she has not changed her mind in the last 7 seconds, and would give the same advise again if ask
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