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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is vs. Was

A. One of my first experiences at the facility was going to a training workshop there.
-This seems to imply it is no longer one of my first experiences; i want to avoid that.
B. One of my first experiences at the facility is going to a training workshop there.
-This implies I am still going to the training workshop, which I am not.

1. Which of A or B is better?
2. Can I word this in a better way?
  

Top answer

"A" seems fine to me. I do not see a problem with it. Why do you think it implies that it is no longer among your first experiences?

— Blue Jay

  • "A" seems fine to me.
  • I do not see a problem with it.
  • Why do you think it implies that it is no longer among your first experiences?
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"A" seems fine to me. I do not see a problem with it. Why do you think it implies that it is no longer among your first experiences?
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another question:

at the facility vs. with the facility

i never did anything that involved the facility without actually being there. with sort of implies i did, so at seems more correct in this instance. however, at seems like a colder word in the context of previous work experience. if i use with, do you guys think it would imply i worked with the fa
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AnonymousWhich of A or B is better?
A is better. Obviously your first experience was in the past.

I don't know what kind of reasoning you are using to conclude the things you do regarding the implications of was and is, but you'll have to revise it because it makes no sense. Those sentences do not imply what you think they do.
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"One of the first experiences" cannot cease to be one of the first.
It is something that happened in the past, so was is appropriate.
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i should have just focused on a. Emotion: smile is it fine or does it imply what i said?
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AnonymousIf I use with, do you guys think it would imply I worked with the facility ... in a way(s) where I was not physically there?
It could certainly mean that. I'd keep "at".

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by the way, the condescending tone of your response was hurtful. Emotion: sad
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A) is fine. It does not imply that one of your first experiences is no longer one of your first experiences.

I would stick with at too.
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Anonymousthe condescending tone of your response was hurtful.
I apologize because you found it hurtful, but I had no intention of being condescending.

It's just a fact that you'll have to change how you think about these factors concerning tense because, and again it's just a fact, you don't seem to have an accurate grasp on how tenses work. If you k
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