ademoglu
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Hi
A man has been murdered and his car has been stolen. A guy who may or may not be the man drives the car. On his way, he is pulled over by a policeman.
The officer: Do you know that you are driving a dead guy's car?
The suspect: "No, I don't." or "No, I didn't."
Which answer sounds better? To me, now that he has been informed by the officer that the car is a stolen one, the guy says, "no, I didn't" to imply that "I did not know until you told me."
I feel a little bit puzzled. After a second thought, both are OK. Can you help me out?
A man has been murdered and his car has been stolen. A guy who may or may not be the man drives the car. On his way, he is pulled over by a policeman.
The officer: Do you know that you are driving a dead guy's car?
The suspect: "No, I don't." or "No, I didn't."
Which answer sounds better? To me, now that he has been informed by the officer that the car is a stolen one, the guy says, "no, I didn't" to imply that "I did not know until you told me."
I feel a little bit puzzled. After a second thought, both are OK. Can you help me out?