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Hammerman1 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Differences among these 3 sentences.
Could you please tell me how these three sentences differ from each other?
1)We have all said things that we regret.
We still regret the things we have said?
2) We have all said things that we later regretted.
We regretted the things we'd said, but it's unclear whether we still regret them?
3) We have all said things that we have regretted.
Similar to the last one?
1)We have all said things that we regret.
We still regret the things we have said?
2) We have all said things that we later regretted.
We regretted the things we'd said, but it's unclear whether we still regret them?
3) We have all said things that we have regretted.
Similar to the last one?
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1) We have all said things that we regret. We still regret the things we have said? -- No.
- 1) We have all said things that we regret.
- We still regret the things we have said?
- -- No.
- It says that this happens generally to all of us.
- 2) We have all said things that we later regretted.
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1) We have all said things that we regret. We still regret the things we have said?-- No. It says that this happens generally to all of us.
2) We have all said things that we later regretted. We regretted the things we'd said, but it's unclear whether we still regret them?-- No. It says that this happens generally to all of us.
3) We have all sa
2) We have all said things that we later regretted. We regretted the things we'd said, but it's unclear whether we still regret them?-- No. It says that this happens generally to all of us.
3) We have all sa
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Thanks. So all 3 have essentially the same meaning?
1) I have said a number of things in my life that I regret.
I regret a number of things I have said in the past?
It's not like he has said things that we already knew / know ?
It's not like he said things that we already knew / we had already known
1) I have said a number of things in my life that I regret.
I regret a number of things I have said in the past?
It's not like he has said things that we already knew / know ?
It's not like he said things that we already knew / we had already known
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I retract my original statements, because I think they were misleading. In your first post, my comment for #1 remains the same, but sentences #2 and #3 do refer to the past and have the same meaning; it is merely the intent that applies generally to any time.
As for your more recent post:
1) I have said a number of things in my life that I regret. I regret a number of things
As for your more recent post:
1) I have said a number of things in my life that I regret. I regret a number of things
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