grammar

[Random Variable]

1. " I've always thought he was a douche bag."

or

2. "I've always thought he is a douche bag."


Sentence "1" sounds like you're saying that you no longer think he's a douche bag, but in sentence "2" you're mixing tenses.

 

[Ika]

#2 doesn't make grammatical sense. It seems like the only problem with #1 is that you're assuming that he is no longer a douchebag, but that doesn't necessarily have to be the case.

 

[coldmeat]

What are you trying to say? Why not just say "I think he's a douche bag."

 

[ChanHo78]

I prefer douche nozzle

 

[Absolution75]

#1 kind of implies "have always and will always" depending on the context

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

My set of beliefs has always featured the proposition, "he is a douchebag."

 

[grrl]

If you no longer believe he's a douche bag - I'd always thought he was...

If it's confirmation of a present truth - I've always thought he is...

 

[RoloMather]

douchebag

 

[brblx]

'thought that he is' does not work, sir.

 

[Gibsons]

He used to be a douchebag. He still is, but he used to, too.

RIP Mitch Hedberg

 

[Sea Moose]

The op is a douche?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Your title should be capitalized.

 

[shortylickens]

Yes, douchebag he is. Mmmmmmmm.