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Anonymous

Feb 20, 2025

What I mean was or What I meant is?

I find this confusing. Every time I use this type of verb, I struggle with whether to say "What I mean was" or "What I meant is." In general, I have difficulty using present tense and past tense in my writing, even though I understand that present refers to "now" and past refers to something that has already happened. Thank you in advance for your help!

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Anonymous

Oct 26, 2024

mean is present, so you would say "what i mean is" and meant is past, so you would say "what i meant was"

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Oct 27, 2024

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Purpose has intent, while essence is a quality. Meaning is not a universal standard, but how you interpret something.

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