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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
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Had had
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That person no longer had such an impact on me as it had had before.
--- Is "had had" correct here?
That person no longer had such an impact on me as it had had before.
--- Is "had had" correct here?
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Newguest Is "had had" correct here? Yes, but it isn't. Impact refers to something sudden, that's why I would change it, too: That person no longer had such an influence on me as he had had [before] / as he used to have.
- Newguest Is "had had" correct here?
- Yes, but it isn't.
- Impact refers to something sudden, that's why I would change it, too: That person no longer had such an influence on me as he had had [before] / as he used to have.
- CB
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Newguest Is "had had" correct here?Yes, but it isn't. Impact refers to something sudden, that's why I would change it, too: That person no longer had such an influence on me as he had had [before] / as he used to have.
CB
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