SilasBarta comments on Common Errors in History - Less Wrong

4 Post author: PhilGoetz 09 February 2010 07:27PM

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Comment author: SilasBarta 10 February 2010 02:10:33AM 0 points [-]

How about "did read", which is the same tense, but with excessive emphasis on the act?

Comment author: bgrah449 10 February 2010 03:08:58AM 0 points [-]

You're the judge here; you tell me! Although FWIW, I don't see the point of merely reshuffling the ambiguity to a phrase or variation in emphasis that already exists.