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Red panda 359 Posted 7 years ago
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Past or present

I accused my friend of a year of hiding things from me andI seeing another girl and this was his response. I never hid anything from you there was never anybody it's all in your head should have never looked at my phone. Does this mean in the past or in the present. Im confused.
  

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red panda 359 I accused my friend of a year of hiding things from me Was he your friend for a year? Or was he hiding things from you for a year? Your placement of 'of a year' makes this ambiguous.

— CalifJim

  • red panda 359 I accused my friend of a year of hiding things from me Was he your friend for a year?
  • Or was he hiding things from you for a year?
  • Your placement of 'of a year' makes this ambiguous.
  • red panda 359 andI seeing and of seeing?
  • This part is also unclear.
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red panda 359I accused my friend of a year of hiding things from me

Was he your friend for a year? Or was he hiding things from you for a year?

Your placement of 'of a year' makes this ambiguous.

red panda 359andI seeing and of seeing?

This part is also unclear.

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