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Default Re: is there future tense in English?

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork View Post
And the presence of alternatives does nothing to change the furure tense.
Clearly it does, Mike. It makes the traditional notion of a future tense nonsensical but typical of prescriptive grammar. Make up a rule and stick with it come hell or high water or overwhelmig proof that it's another bad 'rule'.
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