sophie143  +  35615 Sat, 03 Jul 04 03:42 PM hello guys can you help me what is the proper usage of these words. i knew that we can use meant for past tense. iam asking something and i found out that my question was not so clear. so which one i will going to use if i want to correct that. 1. what i mean is or 2. what i meant was sophie143 Joined on Sat, Jul 3 2004 New Member 09 Tenses, Past Tenses

	anon1  +  35629 Sat, 03 Jul 04 04:58 PM Hi Sophie, Both are correct. What I mean is, she is correct and I am not. - referring to what you MEAN NOW, in a current conversation or argument. What I meant was, I was correct and she was not. - referring to what you MEANT BEFORE, in a prior discussion or argument. Hope that helps. anon1 Joined on Fri, Jul 2 2004 Senior Member 2,049 Conversations