keannu
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Does this "used" denote a present counterfactual conditional or a past habitual action? The "colon" seems to make the underlined an appositive, so the time-perspective seems like a present one in the past.
In plain explanation, does it mean "others wouldn't use violence against him, but in an unlikely case that they use violence..."?
gz81
ex)Mahatma Gandhi was a true hero. He had a very important rule for himself: never to use violence in his fights, even if others used violence against him. He continued to fight for the rights of Indians peacefully. And he never used violence all his life.
In plain explanation, does it mean "others wouldn't use violence against him, but in an unlikely case that they use violence..."?
gz81
ex)Mahatma Gandhi was a true hero. He had a very important rule for himself: never to use violence in his fights, even if others used violence against him. He continued to fight for the rights of Indians peacefully. And he never used violence all his life.
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