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Belly Posted 19 years ago
Why on English TV programmes, I hear people say something like:
"I thought John was dead!"
but not
"I thought John died"
?
Grammar
Died vs Dead
Why on English TV programmes, I hear people say something like:"I thought John was dead!"
but not
"I thought John died"
?
Top answer
Pure coincidence. Maybe one day you will hear someone say, "I thought John died" or "I thought John had died" instead. They are all similar ways of saying the same thing.
- Pure coincidence.
- Maybe one day you will hear someone say, "I thought John died" or "I thought John had died" instead.
- They are all similar ways of saying the same thing.
- CJ
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Pure coincidence. Maybe one day you will hear someone say, "I thought John died" or "I thought John had died" instead. They are all similar ways of saying the same thing.
CJ
CJ
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