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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Karaoke

My friend's been talking to us about a karaoke place called luxury, when we thought it was a luxurious karaoke spot. So, I say:

I thought you just meant it's a luxury KTV. OR

I thought you just meant it was a luxury KTV.

Are both useable and interchangeable?

Thanks!
  

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PreciousJones I thought you just meant it's a luxury KTV. Are both useable and interchangeable? Reported thought works like reported speech.

— Avangi

  • PreciousJones I thought you just meant it's a luxury KTV.
  • Are both useable and interchangeable?
  • Reported thought works like reported speech.
  • Both are useable and interchangeable in this example.
  • We may assume the karaoke place continues to be what it was at the time of the thought.
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PreciousJonesI thought you just meant it's a luxury KTV. ORI thought you just meant it was a luxury KTV.Are both useable and interchangeable?
Reported thought works like reported speech.
Both are useable and interchangeable in this example.
We may assume the karaoke place continues to be what it was at the time of the thought.
(And of course backsh
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Avangi PreciousJonesI thought you just meant it's a luxury KTV. ORI thought you just meant it was a luxury KTV.Are both useable and interchangeable?Reported thought works like reported speech.Both are useable and interchangeable in this example.We may assume the karaoke place continues to be what it was at the time of the thought.(And of course backshifting is never incor
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