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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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reported speech

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00I think I was told that the need to change the tense is not necessary if you really want to emphasize the current relevancy or validity.02br
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00Report from a meeting:02br
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00John said that a pay hike is expected for all city employees starting June 1st.02br
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00Since the pay expected hike is still an to be fulfilled, relevancy and validity of the report is current for those who are receiving the report. 02br
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00Can we apply the same model for the this? Are we still reporting the speech rendered or are we doing something different? For the cases below a tense change is better? 02br
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00John reported/indicated/noted/conveyed that a pay hike is expected for all city employees starting June 1st. 0-
  

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02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00It's fine.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10John said that a pay hike is expected for all city employees starting June 1st.12blockquote
10 Fine as is.01blockquote
01cite10Anonymous12cite10Are we still reporting the speech rendered or are we doing something different?12blockquote
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0Thank you.02br
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00Would you say the effect is the same or different for the following?02br
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00John said that a pay hike 01u00is/was02u00 expected for all city employees starting June 1st.02br
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00I think you said, the words 'reported/indicated/noted/conveyed' all say the same thing as the word 'said'.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Would you say the effect is the same or different for the following?02font02br
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01font00John said that a pay hike 01u00is/was02u00 expected for all city employees starting June 1st.02font02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Can I add the word 'suggested' to that list?12blockquote
10 No. I don't see 01i00suggested02i00 as sufficiently like 01i00reported 02i00or01i00 said02i00 to warrant its addition to that list. See Clive's post.02br

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10If I change 'was' to 'is', what changes will it make? 12blockquote
10 If you use "01i00was02i00" you take the reporter, his opinions and the timeframe of the report out of the loop.01blockquote
01cite10Anonymous12cite10I think
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