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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
"I said I wanted"
This is the line a customer has towards a sales clerk:
"I said I wanted a pink one, but this one is blue."
"I said I want a pink one, but this one is blue."
Which of the two is correct? Should the tense of the word "want" agree with the tense of "said"?
"I said I wanted a pink one, but this one is blue."
"I said I want a pink one, but this one is blue."
Which of the two is correct? Should the tense of the word "want" agree with the tense of "said"?
Top answer
Your first sentence is the more natural. However, I cannot declare that the second one is incorrect.
- Your first sentence is the more natural.
- However, I cannot declare that the second one is incorrect.
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Your first sentence is the more natural. However, I cannot declare that the second one is incorrect.
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