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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

grammar

what is the difference between : They were to get married in 2011 and They were to have got married in 2011.
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There's no real difference, except that #2 sounds like uglier English to a native-speaker ear. Clive

— Clive

  • There's no real difference, except that #2 sounds like uglier English to a native-speaker ear.
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There's no real difference, except that #2 sounds like uglier English to a native-speaker ear.

Clive
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CliveThere's no real difference, except that #2 sounds like uglier English to a native-speaker ear.Clive
I's the the coining of the phrase.
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Anonymous-
1 They were to get married in 2011.
2 They were to have got married in 2011.
Approximately,

1 The plan was that the wedding should take place 2011.
2 The plan was that the wedding should have already taken place in 2011.

Practically, the difference is miniscule.

CJ
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grammarfreak CliveThere's no real difference, except that #2 sounds like uglier English to a native-speaker ear.CliveI's the the coining of the phrase.
Oppps! I meant to say " I like tha coining of the phrase".
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