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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Won't have shown up
That's from the BBC sport website: "But, also a lot of these fans won't have shown up to this game had it not been for the ticket offer. If you're a City season ticket holder who decided not to come tonight, tell us why."
It's a comment made by a sport journalist watching a football match in the stadium where all gates have been already closed for any new fans wanting to come in.
My question is: why is the verb phrase "won't have shown up" used in the commentary instead of " wouldn't have shown up"?
It's a comment made by a sport journalist watching a football match in the stadium where all gates have been already closed for any new fans wanting to come in.
My question is: why is the verb phrase "won't have shown up" used in the commentary instead of " wouldn't have shown up"?
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Anonymouswouldn't have shown upThis is the correct version. The speaker made a mistake.
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