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29 Nov 2020
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Instead of writing “ I stayed in NY, where I met Bob”, is it ok to say “ I stayed in NY, meeting Bob there.”?
Instead of writing “ I stayed in NY, where I met Bob”, is it ok to say “ I stayed in NY, meeting Bob there.”?
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I think “I stayed in NY, where I met Bob” sounds more correct.
In the second sentence, there are words that indicate past (“stayed”)and present (“meeting”) tense.
Changing the tense in one sentence can sound strange or complicated.
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both are correct but the first one is much more natural
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