Comments on: Tense clarity http://idiozeitgeist.com/2007/08/16/tense-clarity/ The blog of St. Chris. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 02:04:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://idiozeitgeist.com/2007/08/16/tense-clarity/#comment-148 Kevin Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:32:21 +0000 http://idiozeitgeist.com/2007/08/16/tense-clarity/#comment-148 <p>Poetic license.</p> <p><i>Woe</i>...</p> Poetic license.

Woe…

]]> By: St. Chris http://idiozeitgeist.com/2007/08/16/tense-clarity/#comment-147 St. Chris Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:15:39 +0000 http://idiozeitgeist.com/2007/08/16/tense-clarity/#comment-147 <p>In both cases, I think that would be "We were <i>leaded</i> to the front of the line."</p> In both cases, I think that would be “We were leaded to the front of the line.”

]]> By: Kevin http://idiozeitgeist.com/2007/08/16/tense-clarity/#comment-146 Kevin Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:34:25 +0000 http://idiozeitgeist.com/2007/08/16/tense-clarity/#comment-146 <p>Possible meanings:</p> <p>"We were encouraged to the front of the line, through the use of a <i>lead</i> baton."</p> <p>"We were chased to the front of the line by a hail of <i>lead</i> bullets."</p> Possible meanings:

“We were encouraged to the front of the line, through the use of a lead baton.”

“We were chased to the front of the line by a hail of lead bullets.”

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