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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

marriage

What's the difference in use between these?

He met the woman he later married,

He met the woman he would later marry.
  

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The bulk meaning is the same. But I prefer the first. He married her later.

  • The bulk meaning is the same.
  • But I prefer the first.
  • He married her later.
  • it's a fact.
  • The second one " he would later marry" some how drawsa few questions in my mind.
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The bulk meaning is the same. But I prefer the first. He married her later. it's a fact.

The second one " he would later marry" some how drawsa few questions in my mind.
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MilkyWhat's the difference in use between these?

He met the woman he later married,

He met the woman he would later marry.

The first sentence is straighforward past tense, while the second is "the future in the past".

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