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Expression: "just got back to my office this AM" | "say" at the end of some sentences
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Present perfect vs. simple past Wed Jun 14, 2006 19:29 pm  Present perfect vs. simple past
 

only to know how an america person would have said it.....this is my last question
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Present perfect vs simple past Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:29 am  Present perfect vs simple past
 

how would you have said it?
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Present perfect vs simple past Thu Jun 15, 2006 21:49 pm  Present perfect vs simple past
 

Hi "Harry"

OK, one last question Wink

I think for the "public defender" sentence, you'd probably be most likely to hear "The court has appointed me your public defender." Even in American English.

For me that's a sentence where the only thing that's important is that it happened. And when it happened is irrelevant.

But, as I said, in American English, I also wouldn't be surprised to hear the simple past tense.

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