the person after me game

[linguoboy]

Yes, I used 'she' to indicate that I was talking about a specific biker whom I happen to knew was know is a woman.

"Whom I happen to" takes the present tense for the verb following (or the present perfect).

Maybe s/he is no longer a woman?

[Osias]

Actually, it's me who 'knew' and I don't know anymore.

[dEhiN]

Yes, I used 'she' to indicate that I was talking about a specific biker whom I happen to knew was know is a woman.

"Whom I happen to" takes the present tense for the verb following (or the present perfect).

Maybe s/he is no longer a woman?

Sorry, I originally meant to only change "knew" into "know". I'm not sure if "happen to knew" works in your dialect, but I've never heard it before and it sounds ungrammatical to my ears. The tense of "to be" in that sentence could be both in past or present, at least in my dialect.

Actually, it's me who 'knew' and I don't know anymore.

I think in that case, I would rephrase the whole thing. I suppose you could say something like "...specific biker whom I happened to know is a woman" and that could potentially not be ambiguous (because you're saying she is a woman and that you knew her in the past). I think any other combination of tense with "happen" and "be" could be ambiguous: "whom I happened to know was a woman" could mean she's no longer a woman but was when you knew her; "whom I happen to know was a woman" imples she is definitely no longer a woman. That's why I would rephrase it as "a specific woman/female biker whom I happened to know".

[Osias]

This is getting too far, so the person after me ran away from this thread to a city made of light, where Saint Bárbara, Oxumaré and Jesus live.

[Dormouse559]

The person after me can break the Dorabella Cipher.

Of course I can.

What's the best way to break paper?

This is getting going too far (or "This has gone on too long"), so the person after me ran away from this thread to a city made of light, where Saint Bárbara, Oxumaré and Jesus live.

Yes, and the wi-fi is so fast here.

The person after me moonlights as an airline pilot.

[OldBoring]

No, I sunlight as a ship captain.

The person after me starlights as a train driver.

[Osias]

In my star trains are autonomous.

The people after me are a single person, actually.

[tiuwiu]

No, I'm not.

TPAM is leaning on his/her left elbow.

[Estrella]

It was my right elbow.

The person after me has long hair.

[linguoboy]

Not any more.

The person after me is ready for the day that bangs come back in style.

[france-eesti]

I've always had bangs and I don't five a fuck if it's not trendy.

The person after me can swim the butterfly stroke

[dEhiN]

The person after me can swim the butterfly stroke

I used to be able to when I was younger, but now I can't. (Also, quick usage note: you can also use "do" with swimming techniques, and in my experience it's more common in casual settings. Using "swim" sounds a bit more formal.)

The person after me is either going through or has gone through a quarter-life crisis.

[france-eesti]

Oh, dear David, I'm unfortunately much too old for that... I just turned 35 a few days ago
(but I don't care because I use size 12 year old clothes so I'm youuuuuung!)

The person after me has seen Madonna in concert.

[dEhiN]

Oh, dear David, I'm unfortunately much too old for that... I just turned 35 a few days ago
(but I don't care because I use size 12 year old clothes sizes so I'm youuuuuung!)

Happy belated birthday! You're only a year older than me, and a quarter-life crisis doesn't seem that far removed from my current stage in life. Although that could be because I'm pretty sure my mental and emotional age is closer to early 20s than mid 30s!

Also, for the edit, in English "size X" doesn't really work with "X year old". You could say "... I use 12 year old clothes sizes" (as I wrote) or "12 years old clothes". Even "12 year old clothes" could work, although by itself that phrase is ambiguous but in this context it makes sense. You could also say "12 year old clothing sizes".

[tiuwiu]

The person after me has seen Madonna in concert.

No, I haven't. But I saw her and her bodyguards jogging through Hyde Park a few years ago.


The person after me likes rainy days.

[Antea]

Not really. I feel sad when there's no sun.

The person after me likes wandering in the nature.

[linguoboy]

The person after me likes wandering in the nature.

As long as I know where I'm going.

The person after me can get lost just walking back home from the store.

[dEhiN]

The person after me likes wandering in the nature.

Another way to say that is "wandering around in nature". I'm not sure about linguoboy but for me "wandering around in" connotes the idea of not having a destination in mind, also known as aimless wandering. Whereas "wandering in nature" doesn't necessarily emphasize the no destination part, and could even mean the person has a destination but is taking it slow, like a stroll.

[Antea]

Another way to say that is "wandering around in nature". I'm not sure about linguoboy but for me "wandering around in" connotes the idea of not having a destination in mind, also known as aimless wandering. Whereas "wandering in nature" doesn't necessarily emphasize the no destination part, and could even mean the person has a destination but is taking it slow, like a stroll.

OK, thanks. So these to expressions have different connotations. I will try to remember them

[france-eesti]

The person after me can get lost just walking back home from the store.

This would have been possible when I was a young teeanger but now fortunately I can still find my way in my neighborhood

The person after me promised everyone around them they wouldn't bring their kids to McDonald's.