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Description
Description
It's quite common in English from non-native speakers who speak some European languages to unnecessarily use "did" in past tense constructions. For example: Which PDP-8 boot process variations did exist? → Which PDP-8 boot process variations existed?
Resources
I'll keep me eye open for any discussion of this. Might exist on sites that list common mistakes for ESL students.
Examples
Will start a list with the one I used in the description:
- Which PDP-8 boot process variations did exist? → Which PDP-8 boot process variations existed?