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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
you meet someone you know from back home.
Suppose you go to a new place. While there, you meet someone you know/knew from back home.
Which fits in the above better, know or knew? Thanks.
Which fits in the above better, know or knew? Thanks.
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I think each one expresses a slightly different idea. Using "know" tells us that this is someone you stay in touch with. Using "knew" tells us that this is someone you don't stay in touch with and (probably) haven't been in touch with for a long, long time.
- I think each one expresses a slightly different idea.
- Using "know" tells us that this is someone you stay in touch with.
- Using "knew" tells us that this is someone you don't stay in touch with and (probably) haven't been in touch with for a long, long time.
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I think each one expresses a slightly different idea.
Using "know" tells us that this is someone you stay in touch with. Using "knew" tells us that this is someone you don't stay in touch with and (probably) haven't been in touch with for a long, long time.
Using "know" tells us that this is someone you stay in touch with. Using "knew" tells us that this is someone you don't stay in touch with and (probably) haven't been in touch with for a long, long time.
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ArvsworldI think each one expresses a slightly different idea. Using "know" tells us that this is someone you stay in touch with. Using "knew" tells us that this is someone you don't stay in touch with and (probably) haven't been in touch with for a long, long time.Thanks, Arvsworld.
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I agree completely with Arsvold.
If I'm in Rome and I see my next door neighbor, I will think it's amazing to run into someone I know. (I saw Bill the day before yesterday.)
If I'm in Rome and I see my old college roommate (which is only slightly more likely, because she was from Rome), I will think it's amazing to run into someone I knew. (I haven't seen Claudia in 20 years.)
If I'm in Rome and I see my next door neighbor, I will think it's amazing to run into someone I know. (I saw Bill the day before yesterday.)
If I'm in Rome and I see my old college roommate (which is only slightly more likely, because she was from Rome), I will think it's amazing to run into someone I knew. (I haven't seen Claudia in 20 years.)
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Grammar GeekI agree completely with Arsvold.
If I'm in Rome and I see my next door neighbor, I will think it's amazing to run into someone I know. (I saw Bill the day before yesterday.)
If I'm in Rome and I see my old college roommate (which is only slightly more likely, because she was from Rome), I will think it's amazing to run into someone I knew. (I
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