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Dala Posted 10 years ago
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Have realized
"Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but on reflection you find that without overcoming these obstacles, you would never have realized your strength, your willpower, or your heart."
Why do they say "you would never have realized...?
Why don't they say "you would never realize...?
Why do they say "you would never have realized...?
Why don't they say "you would never realize...?
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" implies that the addressee actually has realized those things.
- " implies that the addressee actually has realized those things.
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"you would never have realized ..." implies that the addressee actually has realized those things.
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DalaWhy don't they say "you would never realize...?That is another correct possibility, but it's a claim about the present and/or future. The author wanted to say that this was a past event (You realized your strength) that could not happen without overcoming the obstacles mentioned.
CJ
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