St.-John Perse
[ sin-juhn purs ]
/ ˈsɪn dʒən ˈpɜrs /
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noun
Alexis Saint-Léger Léger, 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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