[Biopython-dev] BOSC 2012 - Biopython Update
Lenna Peterson
arklenna at gmail.com
Fri Apr 13 12:31:53 EDT 2012
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Zhigang Wu <zhigang.wu at email.ucr.edu> wrote:
> Probably I caught a grammar mistake.
>
> Should we correct "Biopython 1.60 is expected *to have been* released by
> BOSC 2012" to "Biopython 1.60 is expected *to be* released by BOSC 2012"?
>
> Probably I was wrong. I am not a native speaker. :-)
>
> Zhigang
>
Hi Zhigang,
Actually, either way is correct - the original way is called the
future perfect tense.
Here's a description of the grammar if you are interested:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfect.html
Lenna
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