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Liveinjapan Posted 15 years ago
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“I remember going out with one cute and funny guy. I thought, we could have a really fun eight months, but that’s eight months I’m taking away from finding Mr. Right.”
Can anyone tell me what the bold part mean in this context?
Thanks.
Can anyone tell me what the bold part mean in this context?
Thanks.
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You remembered spending 8 months partying/playing/dating a cute and funny guy. However, you have wasted the 8 month with that guy. So, you have taken away 8 month of your life from finding the "Mr.
- You remembered spending 8 months partying/playing/dating a cute and funny guy.
- However, you have wasted the 8 month with that guy.
- So, you have taken away 8 month of your life from finding the "Mr.
- Right" and allocated those 8 month with a guy you simply want to party with.
- The tenses for the sentence are all mixed up, use simple past / past perfect / past continuous.
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You remembered spending 8 months partying/playing/dating a cute and funny guy.
However, you have wasted the 8 month with that guy.
So, you have taken away 8 month of your life from finding the "Mr. Right" and allocated those 8 month with a guy you simply want to party with.
The tenses for the sentence are all mixed up, use simple past / past perfect / past continuous.
However, you have wasted the 8 month with that guy.
So, you have taken away 8 month of your life from finding the "Mr. Right" and allocated those 8 month with a guy you simply want to party with.
The tenses for the sentence are all mixed up, use simple past / past perfect / past continuous.
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