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Do you agree with my analysis?:
They are both correct, no difference in meaning: -In the history of English, the most erudite man is Samuel Johnson.(=Whenever we compare him with other literary figures like Shakepeare and Milton, he is so.) -In the history of English, the most erudite man was Samuel Johnson.(=We view him as a dead man, so the past tense is valid.) -In the history of English, the most erudite man has been Samuel Johnson.(=He has held the post of being so up to now, and the history of English is still developing.) |
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Agreed. They are all correct.
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would be?
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