Sunday, December 24, 2017

I Am The Ghost Of Christmas Future Imperfect Conditional

I'm pretty sure (then) Alphavillein David Keohane (now FT Paris) first commended this to our attention but I have no recollection when or how so in lieu of a hat tip: Joyeux Noël !

From Language Log:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/GhostOfChristmasFutureImperfect.png
                    
                           "The spirit is willing, though the grammar is weak …"
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