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[engee30]

Could I say "Will you be gone by the end of the month?"? instead of "Will you have gone by the end of the month?"?

You could. However, you might not get your message across properly.

 

[riquecohen]

Not in an if-clause:

A: Will you go to New York next month?
B: If I go, I won't be able to be Tom's best man?

A: Will you have gone to New York by the end of the month?
B: If I have gone, I won't be able....

I suspect that most AmE-speakers would give the same response to both questions, i.e. "If I go..."

 

[ostap77]

I suspect that most AmE-speakers would give the same response to both questions, i.e. "If I go..."

"Will you have gone to New York by the end of the month?"

Here's what I snaged off the Internet "My calf is not yet back 100% and it will probably be at least another 2-3 weeks before I can really begin to push it. My goal is to be able to run Zip at Lake St. Louis the weekend of April 10. Meanwhile this class is pretty much a wash. Tonight is the 4th week and I've only managed part of one week. Next week I'll be gone to NC for the Agility National, leaving only one week left when I return. So I'll retake the entire class next session!"

So the speaker who wrote this could have said "Will you be gone to New York by the end of the month?"?

 

[5jj]

If you can snage things off the internet, anything is possible.

 

[ostap77]

If you can snage things off the internet, anything is possible.

Would that be about the difference between educated and noneducated people or the regional difference?

 

[riquecohen]

While the quote was certainy ungrammatical, I still found it understandable. Ostap's question is an interesting one. It's difficult to say whether it's a matter of education or a regional difference, but I'll hedge my bets and say that it's probably a combination of both.

 

[ostap77]

While the quote was certainy ungrammatical, I still found it understandable. Ostap's question is an interesting one. It's difficult to say whether it's a matter of education or a regional difference, but I'll hedge my bets and say that it's probably a combination of both.

I would assume that NC in the quote stands for North Carolina?

 

[riquecohen]

I would assume that NC in the quote stands for North Carolina?

I would assume so, as well. I have no idea what the Agility National is.

 

[ostap77]

I would assume so, as well. I have no idea what the Agility National is.

The main thing was about "I'll be gone to...." being said? We do say things in Ukrainian that are ungrammatical as well. So I'm trying to find an equivalent in Ukrainian to convey that connotation.

 

[5jj]

I'm trying to find an equivalent in Ukrainian to convey that connotation.

I don't think that many of us can help you there.