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Old 14-Jan-2005, 18:06
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which of the following is correct?
a)it WAS boxing day when the tsunami attacked south asia.
b)it IS boxing day when the tsunami attacked south asia.
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Old 15-Jan-2005, 02:28
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which of the following is correct?
a)it WAS boxing day when the tsunami attacked south asia.
b)it IS boxing day when the tsunami attacked south asia.
thanks a lot!!
The tsunami hit on Boxing Day. Boxing Day was two weeks ago.
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