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Anon006 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Tell/told
Are all these correct:
I’m sure Allen would understand if you tell her what’s happening.
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I’m sure Allen would understand if you told her what’s happening.
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Technically, the second one is the correct one — or the more correct one, but both are acceptable. On a different topic, I'm not aware that "Allen" is used as a woman's name, so the use of "her" instead of "his" is somewhat jarring. CJ
- Technically, the second one is the correct one — or the more correct one, but both are acceptable.
- On a different topic, I'm not aware that "Allen" is used as a woman's name, so the use of "her" instead of "his" is somewhat jarring.
- CJ
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Technically, the second one is the correct one — or the more correct one, but both are acceptable.
On a different topic, I'm not aware that "Allen" is used as a woman's name, so the use of "her" instead of "his" is somewhat jarring.
CJ
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