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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

repetition of 'happen

Is it normal that I repeated it? Is 'was' better or even correct?

Everything that has happened [to me] happened because of you.
Everything that has happened [to me] was because of you.

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Anonymous Everything that has happened [to me] happened because of you. Anonymous Everything that has happened [to me] was because of you. These are both natural and common.

— Avangi

  • Anonymous Everything that has happened [to me] happened because of you.
  • Anonymous Everything that has happened [to me] was because of you.
  • These are both natural and common.
  • " It's clearly more emphatic than your second choice.
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AnonymousEverything that has happened [to me] happened because of you.
AnonymousEverything that has happened [to me] was because of you.
These are both natural and common. It's okay to repeat "happened." It's clearly more emphatic than your second choice.
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