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Zapeti1235 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Do these sentences have the same meaning?

Do these sentences have the same meaning?

When I saw that album, you're the first person that came to mind.
When I saw that album, you were the first person that came to mind.
  

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They would be understood in the same way, but the first version seems faulty to me. Use the version with "were".

— Mr Wordy

  • They would be understood in the same way, but the first version seems faulty to me.
  • Use the version with "were".
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They would be understood in the same way, but the first version seems faulty to me. Use the version with "were".
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And while we're on the subject, is there a difference between these sentences:

She is one of the people that got me into this band.
She was one of the people that got me into this band.
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zapeti1235And while we're on the subject, is there a difference between these sentences:

She is one of the people that got me into this band.
She was one of the people that got me into this band.
There is not a big difference. The first sentence makes the event seem more relevant to the present situation (for example, maybe she is still in the ban
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No I meant which sentence would you use if you were talking about a person who got you interested in a band.
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zapeti1235No I meant which sentence would you use if you were talking about a person who got you interested in a band.
Oh I see. Same answer, with the obvious changes.
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