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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Pleeeease help

What I meant was...
What I mean is.....

That's not what I mean....
That's not what I meant....

* When do I use each and are they both right?

What I'm trying to say is...
What I'm trying to say was...
What I was trying to say was...
  

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These are right: What I meant was... What I mean is.. That's not what I mean..

  • These are right: What I meant was...
  • What I mean is..
  • That's not what I mean..
  • That was not what I meant..
  • What I'm trying to say is...
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These are right:

What I meant was...
What I mean is..

That's not what I mean..
That was not what I meant..

What I'm trying to say is...
What I was trying to say was...

* When do I use each and are they both right?-- Use the present tense for present situations and the past tense for past situations.

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