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[fw]

Hello everyone.

The following passage is from John hinds� �Situation vs. Person focus�.

Similar examples come to mind. If you attend a dinner party in the USA, it is necessary to thank the host or hostess after you have eaten. If there were eight guests, each of them usually says something like the following:
"Oh, everything was delicious."
"Yes, I especially liked the soup."
"Mm, I think the vegetables were great."
"Oh, I've never had such good potatoes."
"And the fish was great."
"Where did you get the wine? It was delicious."
"Did you make the cake yourself? It was really good."
"This coffee really hits the spot."

The third sentence above goes , ��each of them usually says something ��, but I wonder if it should have been something like ��each of them might say something �� grammatically? Or is the original sentence acceptable as it is to native speakers of English?

Best regards,
fw

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