Oh well, never mind :-)
Chris
> On 13 Nov 2014, at 19:20, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> No, not at all.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 11/13/2014 10:20 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>> Chuck
>>
>> I agree that adding the word wouldn't change the tense. And if the
>> quote had been in inverted commas the tense could have been the
>> present – as you point out. But since Moose wrote it as reported
>> speech, i.e. without quotes, the tenses should have matched.
>>
>> Another example might be, “President Obama told the meeting that he
>> admired the troops fighting for their freedom”, which is similar to
>> “President Obama told the meeting, 'I admire the troops fighting for
>> their freedom’ ”.
>>
>> Do you see the distinction that I’m making?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 13 Nov 14, at 14:48, Chuck Norcutt
>>> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't see how adding "that" is necessary to place it in the past.
>>> "Didn't" is what places it in the past. What if I change the
>>> sentence slightly and add quotes? Didn't McLuhan say: "The mangle
>>> is the message." Adding "that" doesn't seem to fit at all there.
>>
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