Timeline for "Would have had to have been" vs "would have had to be" for past event conditions
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| Dec 2, 2011 at 7:22 | comment | added | Barrie England | @MicronXD: Yes, we have a tremendous advantage now in being able to consult corpora. We can see how people actually use language, rather than having some vague idea of how they ought to use it. I prefer not to think in terms of 'proper English' or 'correct English'. It seems to me to make more sense to think in terms of effective English. | |
| Dec 1, 2011 at 23:48 | vote | accept | MicronXD | ||
| Dec 1, 2011 at 23:48 | comment | added | MicronXD | So, in a technical sense, both are considered proper English? Good to know! :) Much thanks, Barrie! I appreciate the reference, too. | |
| Dec 1, 2011 at 20:17 | comment | added | aedia λ | I woulda hadda be ten feet tall! I woulda hadda be really fast! :) My instinct is would have had to be as well. I doubt if I ever use had to have been in normal speech. | |
| Dec 1, 2011 at 20:05 | history | answered | Barrie England | CC BY-SA 3.0 |