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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
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I've met
I've met a few Americans in the same situation. The U.S. economy isn't doing well so they're overseas looking for jobs.
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I met a few Americans in the same situation. The U.S. economy isn't doing well so they're overseas looking for jobs.
What's the difference between the two? Do they essentially mean the same thing?
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I met a few Americans in the same situation. The U.S. economy isn't doing well so they're overseas looking for jobs.
What's the difference between the two? Do they essentially mean the same thing?
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Yes, they mean essentially the same. With 'have met', the writer relates the meeting to the present situation and suggests that it happened recently or that s/he expects to meet more.
- Yes, they mean essentially the same.
- With 'have met', the writer relates the meeting to the present situation and suggests that it happened recently or that s/he expects to meet more.
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Yes, they mean essentially the same. With 'have met', the writer relates the meeting to the present situation and suggests that it happened recently or that s/he expects to meet more.
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