New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
death toll
The lowest monthly death toll is May with 19 people killed
Is the above correct?
Thanks.
Is the above correct?
Thanks.
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Hi, The lowest monthly death toll is May with 19 people killed Is the above correct? The lowest monthly death toll was in May, with 19 people killed Clive
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Hi,
The lowest monthly death toll is May with 19 people killed
Is the above correct?
The lowest monthly death toll was in May, with 19 people killed
Clive
The lowest monthly death toll is May with 19 people killed
Is the above correct?
The lowest monthly death toll was in May, with 19 people killed
Clive
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Clive, I wonder if you're looking at a report on death tolls and you point to a particular figure, would you use the present tense like in the original or the past tense?
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Yeah, but I made a ****** mess of it.
The record is eternal, so when you refer directly to the record, the present tense is appropriate.
When you're actively looking at the record while reporting it's details, both present and past seem to work.
When referring to facts "previously" gleaned from the record, I think only past is appropriate. "There were fewer deaths in M
The record is eternal, so when you refer directly to the record, the present tense is appropriate.
When you're actively looking at the record while reporting it's details, both present and past seem to work.
When referring to facts "previously" gleaned from the record, I think only past is appropriate. "There were fewer deaths in M
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