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How do you say this in English (US)? 1. "The fire I used to lit" (or lit up?)
2. Can I say "strife" instead of affair/argue?
How do you say this in English (US)? 1. "The fire I used to lit" (or lit up?)
2. Can I say "strife" instead of affair/argue?
2. Can I say "strife" instead of affair/argue?
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@Pamelle33
Lit is the past tense of light. Your sentence is not in the simple past tense so you must use light –
The fire I used to light it
Strife means very serious arguments, very serious trouble. Don’t use it if you are just talking about ordinary every day arguments.
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