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Taka Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Tense

Which is correct? Or they all work fine but there is a difference in meaning?

When your computer doesn't seem to process the data, it's mostly because you haven't used it in a right way.
When your computer doesn't seem to process the data, it's mostly because you didn't use it in a right way.
When your computer doesn't seem to process the data, it's mostly because you don't it in a right way.
  

Top answer

") Regardless, I would probably not notice which tense the person used, but I would notice "in a right way" as being off.

  • ") Regardless, I would probably not notice which tense the person used, but I would notice "in a right way" as being off.
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How about "you aren't using it right THE right way." (Or "you aren't doing it right.")

Regardless, I would probably not notice which tense the person used, but I would notice "in a right way" as being off.
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OH, my. I thought I wrote the present progressive version as well. Did I delete it? Or did I just forget to write it? I don't know.

Well anyway, they all work but your choice is the present progressive, Good.

And thanks for the correction of the article, GG!

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