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Klavier Posted 21 years ago
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will rot your mind - rots your mind
Hello.
I wonder which is the best tense choice in this example? Is one of them more idiomatic?
It is said that television will rot your mind / rots your mind.
I wonder which is the best tense choice in this example? Is one of them more idiomatic?
It is said that television will rot your mind / rots your mind.
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Hello Latin To my ears, "will rot" sounds more personal and immediate: it has a predictive quality. "Rots" seems more remote; it makes the sentence sound like a general rule. So it depends on the nuance you want to express!
- Hello Latin To my ears, "will rot" sounds more personal and immediate: it has a predictive quality.
- "Rots" seems more remote; it makes the sentence sound like a general rule.
- So it depends on the nuance you want to express!
- ) MrP
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Hello Latin
To my ears, "will rot" sounds more personal and immediate: it has a predictive quality.
"Rots" seems more remote; it makes the sentence sound like a general rule.
So it depends on the nuance you want to express!
(Other ears may differ, though.)
MrP
To my ears, "will rot" sounds more personal and immediate: it has a predictive quality.
"Rots" seems more remote; it makes the sentence sound like a general rule.
So it depends on the nuance you want to express!
(Other ears may differ, though.)
MrP
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