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Jan 27, 2015
4:53
:20
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Mikey
Use phrases like "So I says to the guy..." that sound like present tense but are
meant to be past tense.
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You English people:
crazY
1/27/15 4:49pm
Umm . . . write it in present tense?
SoCalCoug
1/27/15 4:51pm
How, though?
crazY
1/27/15 4:53pm
I walk through the door. I turn left. I ask.
gustav88
1/27/15 4:55pm
Narrate it in 1st person
ldssdl
1/27/15 4:55pm
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Buffalo
1/27/15 4:56pm
Write it as if it was happening right now, but include hints that it happened
hessrp
1/27/15 4:56pm
That makes more sense. Thanks for the help.
crazY
1/27/15 4:57pm
Use phrases like "So I says to the guy..." that sound like present tense but are
Mikey
1/27/15 4:53pm
Perfect coming from a Mikey. What line of business are you in?
Coach's Dad
1/27/15 4:56pm
Waste management
Mikey
1/27/15 5:00pm
Why don't you write the story in future tense. That would be entertaining.
Blue Ghost
1/27/15 5:00pm
You're right. I'll do it!
crazY
1/27/15 5:04pm
Future Tense you say...
Dread Pirate Westley
1/27/15 5:10pm
I'm not English, and I'm offended by the your use of "you."
ClackamasCoug
1/27/15 6:54pm
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