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TeacherJapan Posted 5 years ago
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Tense?
If you were asked to one hundred Americans living in Japan what they appreciate/appreciated most about Japan, they would probably say, “the high degree of law and order.”
Which tense would you use?
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” Which tense would you use? Actually, I'm indifferent to the choice there. Either will do.
- ” Which tense would you use?
- Actually, I'm indifferent to the choice there.
- Either will do.
- I'd probably end up with "appreciate", but for no particular reason except possibly because the people are living in Japan (in the present), so they would be also be appreciating things in Japan (in the present).
- That's the semantic argument.
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teacherJapanIf you
wereaskedtoone hundred Americans living in Japan what they appreciate/appreciated most about Japan, they would probably say, “the high degree of law and order.”Which tense would you use?
Actually, I'm indifferent to the choice there. Either will do. I'd probably end up with "appreciate", bu
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