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Re: I think...

Date: 2003-06-24 12:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pbristow.livejournal.com
N.B. I'm arguing from "English English" usage. I've noticed that "American TV usage" (presumably Californian?) leans towards using "Who did" rather than "Who has done", etc. - e.g. "I already did that" rather than "I've already done that".

It's not clear to me whether this is due to a different understanding of the meaning of the two tenses, or just a different way of looking at situations, i.e. that Californians (or "American TeeVeans") are naturally more inclined to focus on the specific event, wheras English/Brits would focus more on the fact of "In the past"-ness.

Comments welcome, but I should probably be discussing this in my own LJ, shouldn't I? Hang on, I'll repost this there.

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