3 posts tagged with language by Jon Mitchell.
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A) "At the next stage in the process, the tea leaves ARE blended".
B) "At the next stage in the process, the tea leaves WERE blended".
Is A correct from a formal grammar standpoint? If so, which tense is it using, and how is it using the past tense of "blend"? If not, why not?
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 19 answers
What words do you know which have a strong dissonance between their form and meaning? [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2007 - 88 answers ![]()
Which accent or dialect commonly pronounces "pot-tay-to" as "poh-tah-to"? [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2006 - 12 answers