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Discover LudwigThe phrase "is not was" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is a clause that indicates something that is currently not true, but might have been true in the past. Example: The movie is not as good as it was yesterday. (This sentence suggests that the movie was better on the previous day, but it is not as good now.) Another example: She is not as happy as she was before. (This sentence implies that the person was happier in the past, but not currently.)
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The lesson that China is now a great power and Britain is not was forcibly driven home.
Mr. Obama is a Christian; his campaign says he "is not, was not and has never been" a Muslim.
The one who is not was the best: Plenette Pierson, the prime scorer (17.8), rebounder and leader.
The fragility which is present when Vidic is not was just as evident when Emmanuel Adebayor crossed low and hard from the right seconds after Arsenal went ahead.
"The question is not 'Was he part of the previous regime?' Yes, absolutely, he was," said Hisham Youssef, a senior adviser.
Because it's a racial slur and – no matter how many millions it spends trying to sanitize it and silence native peoples – the epithet is not, was not, and will not be an honorific.
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He is not being combative.
That is not being complacent.
He is not being paid.
She is not being snooty.
He is not being metaphorical.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com