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To: Gene Eric
But again this: ‘who have died’ vs ‘who died’

Same diff as between "who have eaten" and "who ate" - or as between "who have attempted" and "who attempted."

You choose one over the other depending upon the given context and the given intention.

E.g., in certain cases / contexts, it might even be "more appropriate" to write "who had died." (Plusquamperfect)

That's the best I can say without resorting to all kinds of grammatical terminology which might only further confuse you.

Regards,

13 posted on 10/18/2021 2:38:27 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

>> which might only further confuse you.

Be generous and confuse me.


14 posted on 10/18/2021 2:52:15 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: alexander_busek

>> Same diff as between “who have eaten” and “who ate” - or as between “who have attempted” and “who attempted.”

And those are not two equal analogies — the first is structurally different, that latter is simply a substitution of terms.


15 posted on 10/18/2021 3:04:11 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: alexander_busek

“plusquamperfect”

you made that up, didnt you ?


16 posted on 10/18/2021 3:09:05 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: alexander_busek

Now if you could explain how to use “:” vs “;”


20 posted on 10/18/2021 6:24:32 AM PDT by Luigi Vasellini (political class.......TERM LIMITS NOW!!!!!!!!!!)
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