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PreciousJones Posted 13 years ago
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expected
He did not come clean in the manner I had expected. Or
He did not come clean in the manner I expected.
Shouldn't it be I had expected, since it happened before the interview.
Thanks.
He did not come clean in the manner I expected.
Shouldn't it be I had expected, since it happened before the interview.
Thanks.
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Do you want to stress that you expected it before the interview but not during the interview? Clive
- Do you want to stress that you expected it before the interview but not during the interview?
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Do you want to stress that you expected it before the interview but not during the interview?
Clive
Clive
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CliveDo you want to stress that you expected it before the interview but not during the interview?CliveIf it's during I should use expected, but if it's before the interview, I should use had expected?
Is this so?
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PreciousJonesHe did not come clean in the manner I had expected. Or He did not come clean in the manner I expected.I would accept either one, though I prefer the first.
CJ
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If you want to stress that you expected it before the interview, say 'had expected'.
If you don't want to stress it, say 'expected'.
The sequence of events see pretty clear to me if you just say 'expected'. If you expect something, you normally start to expect it before the event..
If you don't want to stress it, say 'expected'.
The sequence of events see pretty clear to me if you just say 'expected'. If you expect something, you normally start to expect it before the event..
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