kadioguy
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[In the movie Ready Player One]
Morrow: We created something beautiful, Jim, but it's changed. Okay? It's really not a game anymore.
Halliday: I liked how things were when they were.... When it was a game.
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Why is the 'like' in the past simple? I would expect that he said 'I like ...' (in the present simple, which means that that is my feeling now).
What do you think?
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(Source)
[video]https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/bc5d0245-0aba-4745-8213-a86d2713c1e3[/video]
Morrow: We created something beautiful, Jim, but it's changed. Okay? It's really not a game anymore.
Halliday: I liked how things were when they were.... When it was a game.
------
Why is the 'like' in the past simple? I would expect that he said 'I like ...' (in the present simple, which means that that is my feeling now).
What do you think?
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(Source)
[video]https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/bc5d0245-0aba-4745-8213-a86d2713c1e3[/video]
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