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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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is/was named after
0 Let's say I have a boat named Charlotte which is also the name of my girlfriend. I had the name painted on the hull 5 years ago which is when I decided to name it after my girlfriend. So now, should I say "The boat is named after my girlfriend" or "The boat was named after my girlfriend"? Should the verb "is/was" chosen correspond to the time it was painted? 02 br
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0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 Let's say I have a boat named Charlotte which is also the name of my girlfriend. I had the name painted on the hull 5 years ago which is when I decided to name it after my girlfriend. So now, should I say "The boat is named after my girlfriend" or "The boat was named after my girlfriend"?
- 0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 Let's say I have a boat named Charlotte which is also the name of my girlfriend.
- I had the name painted on the hull 5 years ago which is when I decided to name it after my girlfriend.
- So now, should I say "The boat is named after my girlfriend" or "The boat was named after my girlfriend"?
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01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 Let's say I have a boat named Charlotte which is also the name of my girlfriend. I had the name painted on the hull 5 years ago which is when I decided to name it after my girlfriend. So now, should I say "The boat is named after my girlfriend" or "The boat was named after my girlfriend"? Should the verb "is/wa
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0 I agree with Philip. I'd even keep the present even if Charlotte's no longer your girlfriend. "The boat 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 named after Charlote, who used to be my girlfriend ..." 0-
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0 If you ever change the name of the boat, you could say "the boat 01 i 00 was 02 i 00 named after my girlfriend Charlotte, but I changed the name of the boat after Charlotte ran away with the milkman. Now the boat is named after my dog Spot." 0-
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0 Both the present and the past can be taken in two ways, so there are four meanings in all. 02 br
00 Nevertheless, the present is normally taken as stative. 01 i 00 This is the name that the boat has now. Everybody habitually calls it by that name. 02 i 00 (Since the dynamic interpretation would have the act of naming occuring habitually, this is not the meaning
00 Nevertheless, the present is normally taken as stative. 01 i 00 This is the name that the boat has now. Everybody habitually calls it by that name. 02 i 00 (Since the dynamic interpretation would have the act of naming occuring habitually, this is not the meaning
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