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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

married

Which is right?

They were married in 2014.
They got married in 2014.
  

Top answer

Both are correct.

  • Both are correct.
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"The were married" has some potential for ambiguity.

It could mean that they were in "a state of being married" because they had gotten married at any point in the past, or that they got married.

It's a good thing Peter didn't get this sick when he had this in 2014. If he had, Joseph might not have been able to visit him in the hospital.
No, no. They were married in 2014. Re

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