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Should I use the former or the latter in a story written in first-person past tense? Example: My heart started to race, my adrenaline to spike, and that's when the thought hit me: I had to f...
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System
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2019-12-08T03:58:57Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Alexandro Chen
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2019-12-08T03:58:57Z (about 5 years ago)
Should I use the former or the latter in a story written in first-person past tense? Example: > My heart started to race, my adrenaline to spike, and **that's when** the thought hit me: I had to find out. I had to solve this mystery. > > My heart started to race, my adrenaline to spike, and **that was when** the thought hit me: I had to find out. I had to solve this mystery. I've found both ocurrences in fiction.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-01-19T02:52:38Z (almost 10 years ago)
Original score: 1