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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Which is more appropiate?

If I say: "Norton expired after the MS update."

Does it implies Norton is not expired now? Would it be more appropiate to change the verb to present tense and say: "Norton expires after the MS update."

Thanks for your input.
  

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If I read the first one, i would assume that the MS update was in the past and therefore Norton had expired (and remained expired, of course). The word "expired" tells me it's in the past. With the second one, I would assume the update has not yet happened, but would know that Norton will expire as soon as the update happens.

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  • If I read the first one, i would assume that the MS update was in the past and therefore Norton had expired (and remained expired, of course).
  • The word "expired" tells me it's in the past.
  • With the second one, I would assume the update has not yet happened, but would know that Norton will expire as soon as the update happens.
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If I read the first one, i would assume that the MS update was in the past and therefore Norton had expired (and remained expired, of course). The word "expired" tells me it's in the past.

With the second one, I would assume the update has not yet happened, but would know that Norton will expire as soon as the update happens.
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