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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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Rumor has/had it that
Rumor had it that Chao reaped huge profits from inside trading.
Rumor has it that Chao reaped huge profits from inside trading.
Do both of the above sound right to you? Thanks.
Rumor has it that Chao reaped huge profits from inside trading.
Do both of the above sound right to you? Thanks.
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Hi Angliholic Continuous tenses seem fitting to me since the reaping was probably going on at about the time the rumor mill was whispering about it: Rumor had it that Chao was reaping/had reaped huge profits from inside trading. Rumor has it that Chao is reaping/has reaped huge profits from inside trading.
- Hi Angliholic Continuous tenses seem fitting to me since the reaping was probably going on at about the time the rumor mill was whispering about it: Rumor had it that Chao was reaping/had reaped huge profits from inside trading.
- Rumor has it that Chao is reaping/has reaped huge profits from inside trading.
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Hi Angliholic
Continuous tenses seem fitting to me since the reaping was probably going on at about the time the rumor mill was whispering about it:
Rumor had it that Chao was reaping/had reaped huge profits from inside trading.
Rumor has it that Chao is reaping/has reaped huge profits from inside trading.
Continuous tenses seem fitting to me since the reaping was probably going on at about the time the rumor mill was whispering about it:
Rumor had it that Chao was reaping/had reaped huge profits from inside trading.
Rumor has it that Chao is reaping/has reaped huge profits from inside trading.
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YankeeHi Angliholic
Continuous tenses seem fitting to me since the reaping was probably going on at about the time the rumor mill was whispering about it:
Rumor had it that Chao was reaping/had reaped huge profits from inside trading.
Rumor has it that Chao is reaping/has reaped huge profits from inside tradin
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Hi Angliholic
The idiomatic phrase "the rumor mill" means the people and the process by which a rumor is spread. (I'm not sure whether it is primarily used in AmE or not.) I used the word 'whispering' since that is often how people speak when they are busy spreading a rumor. If I wanted to use a more "mechanical-sounding" word, I might say "was cranking (the rumor) out".
The idiomatic phrase "the rumor mill" means the people and the process by which a rumor is spread. (I'm not sure whether it is primarily used in AmE or not.) I used the word 'whispering' since that is often how people speak when they are busy spreading a rumor. If I wanted to use a more "mechanical-sounding" word, I might say "was cranking (the rumor) out".
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