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Re: present wife/wife at present
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Duggy
May 17, 2011, 8:47:21 PM5/17/11
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On May 17, 9:19 pm, navi <lorca1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Can one say:
> 2-I was talking to his present wife. (the woman who is now his wife)
> Can one say:
> 2-I was talking to his present wife. (the woman who is now his wife)
Present wife implies there has been another (or will be another) not
just that she that she is currently his wife.
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semir...@my-deja.com
May 18, 2011, 10:44:47 AM5/18/11
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You might just be able to say it but not write it, as your tone
of voice should be able to convey what you mean.
It would be much better to say he was speaking to his
future wife.
...while his brother was phoning his absent wife?
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