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That I came up with vs That I come up with

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'That I came up with' is used when referring to something you have already thought of or created in the past. 'That I come up with' is used when talking about something you are currently thinking of or creating.

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That I came up with

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to something you have already thought of or created in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about ideas, solutions, or creations that you have already thought of or developed.

Examples:

  • I presented the project that I came up with last week.
  • The story that I came up with was inspired by a real-life event.
  • The design that I came up with received positive feedback.
  • The solution that I came up with solved the problem effectively.
  • The idea that I came up with was innovative.
  • The question that I came up with was this question: what does technology want?
  • The question that I came up with was this question: what does technology want? And by that, I don't mean, does it want chocolate or vanilla? By what it wants, I mean, what are its inherent trends and biases?
  • Here's the list that I came up with.
  • It's a little concept that I came up with.
  • These were simple rules that I came up with so I wouldn't end up in a situation like this.
  • I've been doing a little light reading about bombs, and there's three different designs that I came up with.
  • To me, that I came up with Led Zeppelin.
  • I, I fumed all the pieces of glass and the only print that I came up with was the vic'S.
  • It's an idea that I came up with after my best friend, Ann, over there said she wanted to bash your head in with a baseball bat.
  • And the script that I came up with, V for Vendetta was no exception.

Alternatives:

  • that I thought of
  • that I created
  • that I devised

That I come up with

This phrase is correct and commonly used when talking about something you are currently thinking of or creating.

This phrase is used to refer to ideas, solutions, or creations that you are currently in the process of thinking of or developing.

Examples:

  • I will let you know about the plan that I come up with for the event.
  • The project that I come up with will require further discussion.
  • I am excited about the new concept that I come up with.
  • The solution that I come up with is still being refined.
  • The idea that I come up with is unique.
  • Here is an example that I come up with again and again: that of our famous flagship, Airbus, on the European side and of Boeing on the American side.
  • Short stories and stuff like that, but I think that I've come up with an idea for a book.
  • I'm just saying that I could come up with some very loose expressions and give them a push in the right direction.
  • I want you to understand this new treatment modality that I've come up with, kip.
  • That's what I come up with.
  • I noticed last year that a lot of neighborhood children have been dressing up for Halloween as Chanel. Wearing classic Chanel looks that I helped come up with.
  • The only answer that I can come up with is that, I think I was trying to prove something.
  • We do; they're the codified rules that I've come up with, which are more-or-less ignored by the community.
  • I think maybe I was just jealous that I didn't come up with it.
  • Apart from the fact that I may not come up with anything - it doesn't necessarily always end in a happy ending.
  • The fact that the Manson murders took place 150 feet down the street was the only thing that I could come up with that could possibly be what was going on.
  • And they're not concepts that I've come up with, but concepts that have been proposed by others in the past.
  • The only thing that I could come up with is that you and her were inside the office and you didn't want the dog in the room for some reason.
  • And on those rare occasions that I can't come up with a word, I simply just get out of my chair, and I go and look it up.
  • Is it possible that I didn't come up with him earlier?
  • That's all I could come up with.
  • I kept thinking that... I'd come up with some way to stop feeling.
  • I have to admit that I was unable to come up with an answer to that.
  • How did you take everything that I told you and come up with this?
  • And that meant I needed to come up with something else to make things up to the Camdenites.

Alternatives:

  • that I am thinking of
  • that I am creating
  • that I am developing

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