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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Is or Was
Assuming I ate very good food at a certain restaurant and some time later, Im telling my friends about it. Do I say A) The food is good or B) The food was good?
Logically, since its a past event, the answer should be B but wont the usage of "was" imply that the food is presently no good?
Logically, since its a past event, the answer should be B but wont the usage of "was" imply that the food is presently no good?
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As it's 'some time later', use 'was'. The restaurant may be under new management or have a new chef so you can't say what the food is like now.
- As it's 'some time later', use 'was'.
- The restaurant may be under new management or have a new chef so you can't say what the food is like now.
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As it's 'some time later', use 'was'.
The restaurant may be under new management or have a new chef so you can't say what the food is like now.
The restaurant may be under new management or have a new chef so you can't say what the food is like now.
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Anonymouswon't the usage of "was" imply that the food is presently no good?No. It says the food that you ate was good when you ate at that restaurant and says nothing (positive or negative) about how the food is now. Your listener can make up his own mind by going to the same restaurant himself.
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