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2023-06-15 14:53:07
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Which is why I used the past tense.
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namdnay | karma 6257 | avg karma 3.06
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2023-11-13 07:51:28
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that's why i used the past tense
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ihuk | karma 151 | avg karma 5.39
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2019-09-30 19:56:59+00:00
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Hence the past tense.
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hacker_newz | karma 123 | avg karma 1.04
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2024-02-06 16:28:50
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Why the past tense?
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AlexandrB | karma 26643 | avg karma 5.26
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2023-10-09 13:22:24
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Why past tense?
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sytse | karma 11868 | avg karma 3.46
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2017-10-02 02:12:19
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Ah, I didn't note the past tense. Sorry for my oversight.
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jdkfglkjh34 | karma 9 | avg karma 1.5
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2021-08-09 04:24:28
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I used the present tense.
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wayn3 | karma 728 | avg karma 1.41
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2017-06-15 06:19:46+00:00
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I used present tense for a reason.
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maaku | karma 4566 | avg karma 2.11
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2015-07-04 21:26:35+00:00
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Past tense.
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donw | karma 7032 | avg karma 3.82
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2010-07-21 20:07:34+00:00
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Note the past tense.
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ghshephard | karma 24055 | avg karma 4.4
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2015-04-15 23:12:33
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Hence the past tense, which was deliberate.
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Terretta | karma 18480 | avg karma 2.96
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2023-09-08 07:03:45
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I was careful to use past tense, as it
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a fact, but I don't know now.
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jerf | karma 85298 | avg karma 5.28
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2013-01-11 10:27:11
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Ah, yes, past tense, then.
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sangnoir | karma 15035 | avg karma 2.79
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2020-08-05 12:32:55
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I'm not sure why your statement is in the past tense.
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erentz | karma 8859 | avg karma 7.17
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2020-08-15 19:17:33+00:00
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Wow. In that case substitute what I said for past tense :)
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benblodgett | karma 905 | avg karma 6.91
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2012-07-20 15:30:24+00:00
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I agree, this post seems nonsensical to me - I always use past tense because it is a description of what I did.
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mattmaroon | karma 17853 | avg karma 3.0
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2024-06-27 11:55:39
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I used the future tense.
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toyg | karma 35240 | avg karma 2.97
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2019-06-05 02:20:17+00:00
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Hence the use of past forms for verbs.
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telesilla | karma 4119 | avg karma 3.35
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2020-11-02 23:03:20+00:00
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You're using the past tense. Sorry to say, still the case.
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hanoz | karma 5549 | avg karma 6.4
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2023-03-23 13:35:34
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Sounds great. So why is all this in past tense?
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