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Now, to me, it seems like you've caught on. In certain types of communication, one may opt for the past perfect even when to correctly and logically complete a grammatical sentence it is not required. This is so because the past perfect can add a slight air of refiniement and add articulateness to one's communication in certain contexts. However, this has no bearing on whether or not "I thought I replied" is correct. It's correct to say and write "I thought I replied".
This is my language, and I'm well spoken and articulate, so I don't need to go to such sources to confirm the certainty of what I say and how I say it. Nor would I ever go to such sources to confirm the certainty of what I write. This does not preclude looking up words in the dictionary, which I gather everyone does from time to time.
Now, to me, it seems like you've caught on. In certain types of communication, one may opt for the past perfect even when to correctly and logically complete a grammatical sentence it is not required. This is so because the past perfect can add a slight air of refiniement and add articulateness to one's communication in certain contexts. However, this has no bearing on whether or not "I thought I replied" is correct. It's correct to say and write "I thought I replied".
This is my language, and I'm well spoken and articulate, so I don't need to go to such sources to confirm the certainty of what I say and how I say it. Nor would I ever go to such sources to confirm the certainty of what I write. This does not preclude looking up words in the dictionary, which I gather everyone does from time to time.
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