difference between meaning: he was conspicuously successful...

0 1. The assertion/statement is in the past. 02br
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0 3 just contains a minor error:02br
01font00He was conspicuously successful but he still 01b01i00feels he is02i02b00 a failure.02font0-

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01cite10Jackson661212cite10What is the difference between the meaning of the following sentences:12br
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11b10112b10: 11font10He was conspicuously successful but still he 11i11b10felt he was12b12i10 a failure.12font12

0 Yes, after correction 3 is better than 2. 0-

0 To me sentence #2 is completely wrong. What do you think? 0-

0 No, it is correct. See it at the BBC site: 02br
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10Tenses should be in concordance. Using 11b11i10is12i12b10 wit

0 Listen, if you know, why do you ask? I told you what the current practice is, including in educated sites such as the BBC. 0-

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10Dear Marius,02br
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00You are knowledgeable person so I was just asking you for your opinion.0-

0 3 (after correction) is the 2nd most correct (1 is the best/strictest), but educated people are using others (2), and you have to be aware of that. 0-