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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is this grammatically sound?
Hi, is this grammatically correct?
A week ago I told you that I couldn't do it today.
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A week ago I told you that I couldn't do it today.
Thanks
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Yes, it's fine, although it doesn't appear to follow the standard rules for reported speech.
- Yes, it's fine, although it doesn't appear to follow the standard rules for reported speech.
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Yes, it's fine, although it doesn't appear to follow the standard rules for reported speech.
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A week ago I told you that I couldn't do it today.
It's fine.
I imagine that a week ago you told me, "I can't do it next Tuesday" or something to that effect, and today is the Tuesday in question. If that's the scenario you had in mind, then there's nothing wrong with the past 'couldn't' together with 'today'. (I'm supposing that that is wha
It's fine.
I imagine that a week ago you told me, "I can't do it next Tuesday" or something to that effect, and today is the Tuesday in question. If that's the scenario you had in mind, then there's nothing wrong with the past 'couldn't' together with 'today'. (I'm supposing that that is wha
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