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(In the video "Australia's 'one-in-a-fifty-year' flood: BBC News Review")
[From 0:49 to 1:10]
Tom: So there is extreme flooding in New South Wales in Australia. More than 18,000 people have moved to escape the flood water. Political leaders say these floods are the worst in 50 years and there is a warning that rain and flooding could continue in the state.
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Why is it 'say', rather than "said"?
I assume: that's because Tom thought that the political leaders still held the same opinion at the time when he (Tom) was speaking.
Is that right?
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(Source)
[From 0:49 to 1:10]
Tom: So there is extreme flooding in New South Wales in Australia. More than 18,000 people have moved to escape the flood water. Political leaders say these floods are the worst in 50 years and there is a warning that rain and flooding could continue in the state.
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Why is it 'say', rather than "said"?
I assume: that's because Tom thought that the political leaders still held the same opinion at the time when he (Tom) was speaking.
Is that right?
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(Source)
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