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Ryan79k Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

(HELP!!) You want to be reminded VS you wanted to be reminded????

HELLO, everyone.

My editor called in sick this morning, and I don't think I can wait until he comes back to find out about this one.

This is the whole sentence.

* Create an item and set a date you wanted to be reminded.

This is what my American editor wrote but I can't figure out why it should be "wanted" instead of "want".

The set day hasn't come yet and it is going to happen in the future. Is there any reason it should be "date you wanted"?

Can anyone explain, please? Thanks in advance! Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

I think it may have been a typo. But there is another problem - reminded of? reminded about?

— BarbaraPA

  • I think it may have been a typo.
  • But there is another problem - reminded of?
  • reminded about?
  • You need something else.
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I think it may have been a typo.

But there is another problem - reminded of? reminded about? You need something else.
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I thought of is indeed a concern.
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This is the past of politeness.

I wonder if you want to be reminded on March 30.
Do you want to be reminded tomorrow?

With the past of politeness:

I wondered if you wanted to be reminded on March 30.
Did you want to be reminded tomorrow?

CJ
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