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Wangqh2696122 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Shall we say ”Charles Dickens is/was a great writer“?

What tense shall use when we introduce a dead person to the reader(or listener)?

Shall we say ”Charles Dickens is a great writer“ or ”Charles Dickens was a great writer“?

  

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You can start either way; just be consistent.

  • You can start either way; just be consistent.
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You can start either way; just be consistent.

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