Which are correct:
1) I want to thank all my teachers.
2) I want to thank all those who have been my teachers.
3) I want to thank all those who have been my teachers at one point in time.
4) I want to thank all those who were my teachers at one point in time.
Can one use '1', '2' and '3' if one doesn't have any teachers anymore and is thanking those who were one's teachers in the past?
Gratefully,
Navi
thanking my teachers
thanking my teachers
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Thank you very much, Bonnie,
Can I use the first one even if I don't have any teachers now and want to thank those who were my teachers in the past?
Gratefully,
Navi
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Can I use the first one even if I don't have any teachers now and want to thank those who were my teachers in the past?
Gratefully,
Navi
Re: thanking my teachers
Nobody ever stops having teachers.
Context, context, context. If it is clear that you are 59 and no longer in full-time education, "teachers" probably refers to the teachers you had in the past - with my caveat above. If it is known that you are in some kind of formal education, it will probably mean present and former teachers.
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Non sum felix lepus
Non sum felix lepus
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