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发表于 2021-4-14 15:23:11
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Grammatically speaking, in this case both "the boats waited for them" and "the boats were waiting for them" are correct, but maybe with slight differences. I would say in many contexts they are almost exchangeable; it often depends on what the author wishes to stress on. ' _; A. ?) g9 L l0 w& H/ y4 _
! Q8 B4 R5 K, _9 TEnglish is a language; it's evolving as we speak. It's not math. It's not an exact science. One shouldn't allow him/herself to get bogged down in trivial details like this.
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. \1 x" j# f3 w: ]. i2 pOnly my two cents' worth, - h# U# d) O4 L1 A* X/ F
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