[Biopython-dev] BOSC 2012 - Biopython Update

Lenna Peterson arklenna at gmail.com
Fri Apr 13 16:31:53 UTC 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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