Which is right
I kept/ have kept the book for the last two days. ( If it's Tuesday, I kept the book throughout Sunday and Monday and I am saying this at the beginning of Tuesday after returning the book to who it belongs to)
We grow older each birthday/ on each birthday.
Could you please tell which one is right in either pair?
To me, the first in either pair is right.
Please let me know if my assumption is right.
And, also for the first one, I would like to know whether 'the last two days' would include Tuesday or the day I'm saying this after returning the book if I said 'I have kept'. Would it be like I am returning the book at the end of the day?
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
1. If it's Tues. when you say this, this would typically mean that you have been in possession of the book on Mon.
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- If it's Tues.
- when you say this, this would typically mean that you have been in possession of the book on Mon.
- and Tues.
- , and Tues.
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1. If it's Tues. when you say this, this would typically mean that you have been in possession of the book on Mon. and Tues. But this kind of phrase is ambiguous, and the speaker might also mean he has had the book on Sun., Mon., and Tues. To be absolutely clear, more information is needed. And the given sentence says nothing about when the book will be returned; you would have to explain
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