Past tense of BIAS?

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Lifer
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How can you have a past tense noun? Bias is a noun, biased is an adjective...

To tense necessary.

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GoldenBear

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Okay, let me rephrase this a bit...

Which is CORRECT?

"I was bias towards the movie I just saw"

Or

"I was biased towards the movie I just saw"
 

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Lifer
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"Biased" would be the correct option.

You're using it as an adjective to describe your mental state.

You could also phrase it as "I had a bias towards the movie I just saw," but that's pretty awkward. I'd stick with your [EDIT]second, I can't count[/EDIT] option.

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GoldenGuppy

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I would have to disagree... it is "I WAS BIAS..." because bias has no thense when used in the adjective format, and thereby maintaining its present attributes.
 

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Lifer
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"Bias" is the noun form... So either you're saying you literally are a bias, or you "were biased."

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