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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
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Dubai

I'm talking to my friends about Dubai:

A. I was working in Dubai for the past 2 years and although it was an interesting experience, I'm glad to finally be home.

B: So what do you think about Dubai?

A: I didn't like it. Or I don't like it.

What's the difference between using I didn't like it or I don't like it.
  

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If you say "I didn't like it", you weren't paying attention to the question you were asked. That's the difference. CJ

— CalifJim

  • If you say "I didn't like it", you weren't paying attention to the question you were asked.
  • That's the difference.
  • CJ
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If you say "I didn't like it", you weren't paying attention to the question you were asked.
That's the difference.

CJ
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CalifJimIf you say "I didn't like it", you weren't paying attention to the question you were asked.That's the difference.CJ
A. I was working in Dubai for the past 2 years and although it was an interesting experience, I'm glad to finally be home. And honestly, I don't really like it there/I didn't really like it there.

What about now? What's
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PreciousJonesWhat's the difference
As you already know, don't is present; didn't is past.

So if you say don't, it tells me you're thinking about Dubai as you imagine it always is.
If you say didn't, it tells me you're thinking about your past experience in Dubai as it was then.

So I suppose your n
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CalifJim PreciousJonesWhat's the differenceAs you already know, don't is present; didn't is past.So if you say don't, it tells me you're thinking about Dubai as you imagine it always is.If you say didn't, it tells me you're thinking about your past experience in Dubai as it was then.So I suppose your next question is going to be What's the difference between is and was? a
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PreciousJonesI'm talking to my friends about Dubai. (you can't use a semicolon there)
A. I was working in Dubai for the past 2 years and although it was an interesting experience, I'm glad to finally be home.
B: So what do you think about Dubai?
A: I didn't like it. Or I don't like it.

What's t
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canadian45I'm talking to my friends about Dubai. (you can't use a semicolon there)
A. I was working in Dubai for the past 2 years and although it was an interesting experience, I'm glad to finally be home.

Of course I meant 'colon', not "semicolon". Sorry about that.
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