It feels weird to me in the same way that saying โthat thatโ feels weird to me. It sounds perfectly natural when you have the full context, but in isolation it sounds really strange.
So this is interesting to me because high register stuff usually sounds fine to me, but this sounds like someone who struggles with English is trying to type.
That is actually the role of the Ghost of Christmas to Come - he just has to be called the ghost of christmas to come because otherwise Scrooge would be suspicious
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:46:43 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Therapist: The future imperfect conditional doesn't exist, it would not have been being able to hurt you
bellamacaroni04 ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 13:51:14 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
This is honestly the best thing ever.
i-contain-multitudes ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 15:04:17 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
This might be a woosh, but is future perfect conditional even a thing?
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 17:00:20 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Would have been going to, like it says in the post
i-contain-multitudes ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:40:22 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but is that grammatically correct?
tabanidAasvogel ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 20:02:08 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
If it doesnโt sound wrong when you say it, itโs grammatically correct. So yes, it is.
i-contain-multitudes ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 01:16:15 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
It sounds incredibly wrong when I say it.
tabanidAasvogel ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:34:29 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Well I donโt know what dialect you speak, but for most people itโs fine
APileOfLooseDogs ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 03:58:16 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
It feels weird to me in the same way that saying โthat thatโ feels weird to me. It sounds perfectly natural when you have the full context, but in isolation it sounds really strange.
sethraptor ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 04:45:15 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
it's a really obtuse and high register (imo) construction so it's probably ok to think that it sounds a bit unnatural.
i-contain-multitudes ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:32:00 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
So this is interesting to me because high register stuff usually sounds fine to me, but this sounds like someone who struggles with English is trying to type.
sethraptor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:59 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
would such a person be able go through so many auxiliary verbs in a way that ultimately does makes sense?
i-contain-multitudes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:18 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, lol. It just sounds incredibly unnatural to me.
i-contain-multitudes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:36 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
That's genuinely fascinating
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:26 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Most things people say tend to be
notluckycharm ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:23:47 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
I will would have eaten? Sure why not
Duck__Quack ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:26:54 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
I'll'd've eaten, if you like.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:41:10 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Go quack somewhere else you vile duck!
kcjenta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:19 on December 28, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
would have been going to be eaten
eleanor_2106 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:52:12 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
That is actually the role of the Ghost of Christmas to Come - he just has to be called the ghost of christmas to come because otherwise Scrooge would be suspicious
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:46:43 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Therapist: The future imperfect conditional doesn't exist, it would not have been being able to hurt you
The future imperfect conditional:
cloudceiling ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:58:59 on December 18, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Cleaner with: What would have been going to happen, if you had not been going to change your ways. ( or: had you not been going to change your ways).
sethraptor ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:46:08 on December 19, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
yes but that's not as funny
FistZarSprottnik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:03 on January 5, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
He helps you explaining your grades to your parents
thomasp3864 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:29 on December 25, 2019 ยท (Permalink)
Isnโt that what the ghost of Christmas yet to come was?
wrongturn888 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:04 on January 14, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
๐๐
SchwaEnjoyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:39 on September 26, 2023 ยท (Permalink)
The Ghost of Christmas Gnomic