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from: http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-and-cruelty/200905/the-grammar-crueltyThe grammar of crueltyThe English verb 'to be cruel' is conjugated (*see note below) as follows: PRESENT TENSE I am driven by unfortunate necessity, FUTURE TENSE I will act only if provoked PAST IMPERFECT TENSE I did not always follow my own moral standards PAST PERFECT TENSE There is no such tense. When it comes to cruelty, the past is always imperfect.
(*) Grammatical note: Verbs are conjugated. Nouns, like inconvenient rules about human rights, are declined. |
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