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"to have married" vs. "to marry"



 
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"to have married" vs. "to marry" #1 (permalink) Fri Feb 01, 2008 15:22 pm   "to have married" vs. "to marry"
 

Hello,

Could you please tell me which one of the following sentences is preferred? Thanks.

1) He himself stresses that his greatest good fortune was to have married his wife Betty in 1948

2) He himself stresses that his greatest good fortune was to marry his wife Betty in 1948
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"to have married" vs. "to marry" #2 (permalink) Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:41 am   "to have married" vs. "to marry"
 

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"to have married" vs. "to marry" #3 (permalink) Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:45 am   "to have married" vs. "to marry"
 

Thanks Mister Micawber.
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