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Kirby

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Completing a world

Something I just realized, when someone grabs the trophy, shouldn't it say "Username has completed this world!" instead of "Username completed this world!"

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Evilbunny

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Re: Completing a world

*George walks through door*
"Hey guys, George just walked in!"
Not: "Hey guys, George has just walked in!"

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skullz17

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Re: Completing a world

No it shouldn't.

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Creature

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Re: Completing a world

"Username struggled so hard (or not) to reach the end of the world (or he found the trophy somewhere) and touched the trophy, meaning he completed this world and got a silver crown."

What do you think?

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This is a false statement.

Kirby

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Re: Completing a world

*George walks through door*
"Hey guys, George just walked in!"
Not: "Hey guys, George has just walked in!"

so why isn't it "Username just completed this world!"

Slushie

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Re: Completing a world

I think "has completed" would be correct, because you use the present perfect tense when the past event has present consequences, which is true in the case of completing a world. A player has completed the world (past event), and the world is now complete (present consequence).

Source: http://english.stackexchange.com/questi … -had-lived

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Era

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Re: Completing a world

The world isnt complete subjectively neithe objectivly, it is only subjectivly completed for the player collecting the trophy.

Slushie

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Re: Completing a world

The world isnt complete subjectively neithe objectivly, it is only subjectivly completed for the player collecting the trophy.

Okay, then the present consequence becomes "the world is now complete for the player," and the present perfect would still be used.

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eeisold

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Re: Completing a world

I'm not an English major
But if it's grammatically correct outside of context, it's good enough for me. If you folks think -ed vs has -ed or whatever, that's on you.
Kirby, both you have there are correct.
Evilbunny, I don't really say "Hey guys, so and so just walked in." I'm more of a "john's here" guy.

You're all right k

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