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Latest post Fri, May 12 2006 2:43 AM by CalifJim. 2 replies.
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Sesyom  +  224480 Thu, 11 May 06 10:45 AM

There is a msitake in some of the pink words.In which ?

Before the newspaper became widespread, a town crier

has walked thoughout a village or a town singing out the news .
Sesyom
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Marius Hancu, 3 yr 196 days ago
had walked
you need past perfect here, IMO, check the time sequence
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CalifJim  +  224730 Fri, 12 May 06 02:43 AM
Use walked or used to walk or would walk, not has walked.
The present perfect cannot be used when a particular time is mentioned.
Here, the particular time is "before the newspaper became widespread", so "has walked" is impossible.

CJ
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