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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
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knew or know

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00If I want to respond to a person who tells me something that I don't know, should I say 02br
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00I never 00know00 that Mary is a singer.02br
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00I never 00knew00 that Mary is a singer.02br
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02br 00I never 01font 00knew02font 00 that Mary 01font 01b 00was 02b 02font 00a singer. 0-

— Bokeh

  • 02br 00I never 01font 00knew02font 00 that Mary 01font 01b 00was 02b 02font 00a singer.
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0I 01b01font00didn't 02font01font00know02font02b00 that Mary is a singer.02br
00I never 01font00knew02font00 that Mary 01font01b00was
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01cite10Bokeh12cite10I 11b11font10didn't 12font11font10know12font12b10 that Mary is a singer.12br
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10I never 10knew10 that Mary 11font11b10was 12b12font
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0Take a look at this thread:02br
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01cite10Cogar12cite11blockquote
11cite20Bokeh22cite20I 21b21font20didn't 22font21font20know22font22b20 that Mary is a singer.22br
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0I would also say "I didn't know Mary was a singer."0-
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01cite10Yankee12cite10I would also say "I didn't know Mary was a singer."12br
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10I'm so glad to see you would say something the same way as me. No, wait... it's the other way around. I'm glad to see I would say something the same way as you. 050010id5
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0 I agree with Yankee too. I corrected the first error and overlooked the second.02br
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01font01b00Do02b02font00 you know Mary 01font01b00is02b02font00 a singer? [present/present]... This means "Mary is a singer".02br
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BokehI agree with Yankee too. I corrected the first error and overlooked the second.

Do you know Mary is a singer? [present/present]... This means "Mary is a singer".

Do you know Mary was a singer? [present/past]
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