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Old 2nd April 2008, 06:09 PM   #10 (permalink)
Zubi-Ondo
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Re: Children of the Matrix (Beginning)

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Originally Posted by ctg View Post
The answer to second question is that I'm not sure what is the correct intention. You see a vision, then you think about, so what do you say? "Did I see the future", or "Did I just saw the future?" What is the correct way of saying it? As I am not a native speaker, I cannot know for sure, so please tell me.
I didn't know your native language was not English, as your text states you are living in England. I applaud your courage to write in a second tongue. The correct way is 'Did I just see the future?', and I think single quotes are correct (the way you did) for the passage since it is internal dialogue.

One more adjustment I would suggest:

Quote:
Some would probably have thought his business was malign.
Should be
Quote:
Some would probably have thought his business was maligned.
(indicating past tense).


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