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alexander koryagin

Some news from Harry

July 6, 2018
10:01 PM *

Sink is here indeed not a present. It is an infinitive.

Chris

"alexander koryagin -> mark lewis"  schreef in bericht
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From: alexander koryagin <koryagin@erec.ru>

Hi, mark lewis!
I read your message from 26.02.2014 14:58

  ak>> -----Beginning of the citation-----
  ak>>     Harry followed his gaze up the carefully tended front
  ak>> path and felt his heart sink. The front door was hanging
  ak>> off its hinges. -----The end of the citation-----
  ml>
  ak>> Why sink -- not sank?
  ml>
  ml> his heart is currently sinking... it had not sank yet and it
  ml> was not already sunk... yes, it is a tense thing... it was
  ml> happening in the present...

In the present? Then, IMHO, it must be "sinks".

Bye, mark!
Alexander Koryagin
fido7.english-tutor 2014
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