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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Sequence of tenses in this phrase
I'll say in advance I'm not English, lol
I'm listening to the Marshall Mathers LP 2 and there is a phrase people report as "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky is falling"... my doubt is: shouldn't it be "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky was falling"?
I'm listening to the Marshall Mathers LP 2 and there is a phrase people report as "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky is falling"... my doubt is: shouldn't it be "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky was falling"?
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Anonymous there is a phrase people report as "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky is falling"... my doubt is: shouldn't it be "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky was falling"? Your version is perhaps more common, but both are accepted.
- Anonymous there is a phrase people report as "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky is falling"...
- my doubt is: shouldn't it be "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky was falling"?
- Your version is perhaps more common, but both are accepted.
- 'The sky is falling' is a timeless illusion.
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Anonymousthere is a phrase people report as "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky is falling"... my doubt is: shouldn't it be "I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky was falling"?Your version is perhaps more common, but both are accepted. 'The sky is falling' is a timeless illusion.
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