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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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"I had been very up-front with you and..."

0 00Suppose this is what Jane said to her friend after an argument01i00 which had taken place a few days before02i00. ( How can I better phrase this?)00 02br
00 'I had been very up-front with you and I want to apologise if I had in any way offended you.'02br
001. What if she said 'any ways' instead of 'any way'?02br
002. Past perfect tense for both clauses, is that right?02br
003. How would you rephrase it?02br
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00Thank you02br
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0 Hi PBK02br 001. 02br 002. I definitely would 01b 00not02b 00 use the past perfect in that context.

— Yankee

  • 0 Hi PBK02br 001.
  • 02br 002.
  • I definitely would 01b 00not02b 00 use the past perfect in that context.
  • Simple past tense is more than enough.
  • The present perfect could also be used.
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0 Hi PBK02br
001. No, I would not use 'in any ways'.02br
002. I definitely would 01b00not02b00 use the past perfect in that context. Simple past tense is more than enough. The present perfect could also be used. 02br
003. I probably would not use '01i00up-front02i00' that way. Instead, I might use 01i00
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0Thanks for your reply Yankee05000.02br
00Summarising all that, I should have written this instead right?02br
00I have been/was very blunt/direct with you and I want to apologise if I (have) in any way offended you.02br
00Thank you again. 02br
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