Someone's having trouble with a word, looks it up on the internet and says:
Aha! I knew that's how you say it!
Aha! I knew that was how you said it!
Are both correct?
Conversationally, both are acceptable and have the same meaning. The second one, however, is preferred.
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Conversationally, both are acceptable and have the same meaning. The second one, however, is preferred.