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which verb to use in this context

English translation: remind

14:28 Mar 4, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics
English term or phrase: which verb to use in this context
I have the problem with the verb remind again, is it correct here?

Amichai in his poem reveals how on Yom Kippur he went to the Old City in Jerusalem instead of going to the synagogue. He stayed in the Arab shop for some time. The little store reminds him of an open Ark, and he tells in his heart a very private pray.
izabela28
Local time: 18:23
Selected answer:remind
Explanation:
Yes, remind is correct here. But you need to be consistent in your use of tenses: past or present, but not both. And I recommend that you get your text checked by a native speaker of English, because it contains other mistakes
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philgoddard
United States
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5 +8remind
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
remind


Explanation:
Yes, remind is correct here. But you need to be consistent in your use of tenses: past or present, but not both. And I recommend that you get your text checked by a native speaker of English, because it contains other mistakes


philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: well, I take the point about "reveals" but in the general context I think the past is preferable here
2 mins
agree  Mark Nathan: Could be the present if he went to this Arab shop habitually
17 mins
agree  Tony M: Yes, I agree with Mark: the present tense isn't necessarily wrong here. And 'remind is fine, because it has the direct object 'him' + he is being reminded 'of' something, as i explained in a previous comment.
28 mins
agree  Robert Forstag: I also agree with Phil and others that the text here is riddled with mistakes.
30 mins
agree  Charles Davis: It could also be present for the same reason that "reveals" is present: the association with the Ark could belong to the time of writing the poem rather than the past time when he was there.
32 mins
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
1 hr
agree  crossroad
22 hrs
agree  acetran
2 days 13 hrs
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