it doesn't matter whether to say "Yes, I did" or "Yes, I do"

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GoesStation said:
It's grammatical, but in most situations it would be more natural the other way around.
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"To be or not to be - that is the question".
from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
 
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tedmc said:
"To be or not to be - that is the question".
from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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And Shakespeare had a good reason for reversing the usual order of the phrases.
 
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Shakespeare flirted with The question is whether to be or not for a while but eventually decided against it.

(No, he didn't.)
 
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