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0I think, "01i01u00when02u02i00 world records are broken," would mean broken at the time of the speech. Most people would take 1 & 2 to mean that as well, but I don't think it does. In my opinion, 1 is closer than 2 in that respect.0-

0I have to say I'm a bit surprised. I wonder what native speakers would say assuming there are no records broken at the time of speech. My take is:02br
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00Hi N2g,02br
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00I'm sure you don't mean, "We'd be happy to see 01i01u00this02u00 record broken."02br
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00We must be "thinking about" specific records, since there'll never be a present or future time when no world records have been broken. Or do you wish to call attention to the fact tha

0Thanks Avangi. I'm sorry for not being clear. Sometimes I thought I was clear but it turns out that my English confuses people. I should have presented a context and that would have cleared up what I want. Here it's02br
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00Let's say I'm a bicycle designer and I just built, what I think, the world's faster and lightest bike. In an interview, I am asked, What do I hope to

0Hi N2g, I try to make my replies unintimidating, but sometimes I get careless. No worries on my account. I enjoy trying to figure these things out.02br
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00I know this avoids your question, but your interviewer and his audience (or readers) are going to be more puzzled than I was. Why be so circular? I'd be more direct. (We probably have different upbringings.) "We

0Thank you so much for the wonderful insight into what native speakers think of them.Now, I understand why you find them odd. I wish I could find the CNN article that used this sentence and see if he was being sadistic. Well, it might not mean anything because he could be a non English speaker. I'm really glad to be able to see these sentences through a native speaker's eyes.02br
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0Your explanation of "see through etc." is accurate. It's better to use "someone's eyes," rather than "one's eyes." "One" is a special case. It's as close as active voice comes to being passive voice. 01i00Public transportation may be used as a way of saving gas. People may use public transportation as a way of saving gas. One may use public transportation as a way of saving gas.

0I'm not a very observant person but yes, I've seen that signature of his and thought he was still using it. 02br
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00Thanks Avangi!0-