An English teacher in Iran, Farhad H., recently sent me this intriguing question:

“Is there any difference between the following two sentences, and if there is, what is it? (A) ‘I cannot say I enjoyed Heart of Darkness, but it is burned into my memory for all time.’ (B) ‘I cannot say I enjoyed Heart of Darkness, but it has been burned into my memory for all time.’”

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