Seemed to have avoided/had seemed to avoid
Hello :-)
What would be the difference beween these two sentences?
1)
Of course, some of these things deserve to be discouraged. But criminalized? Until recently, with Arnold Shwarzenegger serving as the Republican governor, California seemed to have avoided many of the worst examples of nanny- stateism inflicted on, say, Britain and remains more laid back.
2)
Of course, some of these things deserve to be discouraged. But criminalized? Until recently, with Arnold Shwarzenegger serving as the Republican governor, California had seemed to avoid many of the worst examples of nanny- stateism inflicted on, say, Britain and remains more laid back.
To me, they seem interchangeable? Do they to you too? Are both "versions" correct/idiomatic? Thank you very much in advance :-)
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anonymous To me, they seem interchangeable? Only you can answer this question. ) anonymous Do they to you too?
- anonymous To me, they seem interchangeable?
- Only you can answer this question.
- ) anonymous Do they to you too?
- They have the look of interchangeable expressions.
- Yes.
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anonymousTo me, they seem interchangeable?
Only you can answer this question. (Why the question mark?)
anonymousDo they to you too?
They have the look of interchangeable expressions. Yes. However, I don't see the point of using the past perfect (second example). It only makes the thought more complicated than i
0anonymousDo they to you too?
Is the question above grammatical?
It seems to me that there is the lack of the main verb in that question. Am I correct?
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