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Newguest  #535109  Tue, 01 Jul 08 01:41 PM

Hi

 Are the two below correct?

1.After this camp you start to see things differently than you used to.

2.After this camp you start to see things differently than you had seen them before (than you saw them before).

 

thanks
  
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Doll  #535204  Tue, 01 Jul 08 04:43 PM

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Hi

 Are the two below correct?

1.After this camp you start to see things differently than you used to.

2.After this camp you start to see things differently than you had seen them before (than you saw them before).

 

thanks

  

To me using past perfect is needless and wrong here. Simple past tense would be okay though.
  
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Newguest  #535230  Tue, 01 Jul 08 05:08 PM

cheers Doll.
  
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