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Necrophagist Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

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"That's what happens when you don't show up"

Oh, I completely forgot (now) that was what happened when you didn't show up/ that's what happens when you don't show up.

Are both correct?

  

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"That's what happens when you don't show up" <<<< add a period Oh, I completely forgot that's what happens when you don't show up. <<< This wording shows it's a univrsal truth, ie true of the past, the present and the future.

— Clive

  • "That's what happens when you don't show up" <<<< add a period Oh, I completely forgot that's what happens when you don't show up.
  • <<< This wording shows it's a univrsal truth, ie true of the past, the present and the future.
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"That's what happens when you don't show up" <<<< add a period

Oh, I completely forgot that's what happens when you don't show up. <<< This wording shows it's a univrsal truth, ie true of the past, the present and the future.

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Yes, but it obscures the fact that it is a universal truth.

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