Future perfect continuous

Originally posted by asromacalcio
Because the others here know not to use it with stative verbs, which you have done, in error, I so solemnly inform you.

I admit that it was a bit of a stretch (and I was aware of it), but one could argue that both understanding and forgetting can be an action.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Huck'll've been lolling just as long as he'll've been trolling while tra-la-la-ling, and rolling in the hay.

The name of this game isn't fit as many memes into one sentence as possible.

Originally posted by Nordlys
Okay, so Crystal says that in traditional grammar it's usually called future tense also when referring to English, but that many linguists find that misleading.* I can't find any reference where he says English has a "future form". I would be surprised if you could find one, as "no formal future tense" seems to imply to me that there is no future form, but i ...[text shortened]... of it, "Die Cambridge Enzyklopädie der Sprache" ).

*: http://tinyurl.com/374efy4

You and her would so get on. She goes all gushy over Crystal, but not, admittedly, in German. It's all Greek to me.

Originally posted by avalanchethecat
You and her would so get on. She goes all gushy over Crystal, but not, admittedly, in German. It's all Greek to me.

You're Prince Phillip?

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
You're Prince Phillip?

Ooooh! Sharp and quick! *applause*

Originally posted by avalanchethecat
You and her would so get on. She goes all gushy over Crystal, but not, admittedly, in German.

Well, if I'd buy it today, I would prefer to get the original. At the time I bought it (many years ago), the German version was more easily available, and my English was much worse than today.

Originally posted by Nordlys
I admit that it was a bit of a stretch (and I was aware of it), but one could argue that both understanding and forgetting can be an action.

I know, I was showing off, loosely. I wish one of my six other languages was as good as your English.