The following are lines of Teresa from the movie, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: When my mother got sick, I didn't know what to do. I just kept her locked up. Hidden. I thought she'd get better. Every night, she'd make these awful sounds, like screaming. (2024)

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I think it might be because those lines are in past tense. I agree with you. I think "sitting" sounds better and "sat" does sound a bit strange. References

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The following are lines of Teresa from the movie, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: When my mother got sick, I didn't know what to do. I just kept her locked up. Hidden. I thought she'd get better. Every night, she'd make these awful sounds, like screaming. And then, one night, she just stopped. She was finally quiet. I went down to her room. And there was blood everywhere. But she was just sat there, calm. I think the last sentence is quite weird. I believe she should have said "She was just SITTING there", not "sat" What do you think? (2)

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overbyen

27 Aug 2016

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I agree with you. I think "sitting" sounds better and "sat" does sound a bit strange.

In the UK, apparently, the word "sat" is often used instead of "sitting."
The actress who plays Teresa is from the UK. I think she probably messed up that part of her line and forgot she was supposed to be speaking in the American dialect ;)

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The following are lines of Teresa from the movie, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: When my mother got sick, I didn't know what to do. I just kept her locked up. Hidden. I thought she'd get better. Every night, she'd make these awful sounds, like screaming. And then, one night, she just stopped. She was finally quiet. I went down to her room. And there was blood everywhere. But she was just sat there, calm. I think the last sentence is quite weird. I believe she should have said "She was just SITTING there", not "sat" What do you think? (11)

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@overbyen That makes sense! Thank you very much for clearing up my confusion.

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The following are lines of Teresa from the movie, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: When my mother got sick, I didn't know what to do. I just kept her locked up. Hidden. I thought she'd get better. Every night, she'd make these awful sounds, like screaming. And then, one night, she just stopped. She was finally quiet. I went down to her room. And there was blood everywhere. But she was just sat there, calm. I think the last sentence is quite weird. I believe she should have said "She was just SITTING there", not "sat" What do you think? (19)

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The following are lines of Teresa from the movie, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: When my mother got sick, I didn't know what to do. I just kept her locked up. Hidden. I thought she'd get better. Every night, she'd make these awful sounds, like screaming. And then, one night, she just stopped. She was finally quiet. I went down to her room. And there was blood everywhere. But she was just sat there, calm. I think the last sentence is quite weird. I believe she should have said "She was just SITTING there", not "sat" What do you think? (20)What’s this symbol?

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The following are lines of Teresa from the movie, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: When my mother got sick, I didn't know what to do. I just kept her locked up. Hidden. I thought she'd get better. Every night, she'd make these awful sounds, like screaming. And then, one night, she just stopped. She was finally quiet. I went down to her room. And there was blood everywhere. But she was just sat there, calm. I think the last sentence is quite weird. I believe she should have said "She was just SITTING there", not "sat" What do you think? (21)

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