Jack112 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Would have been this december
What is the difference in meaning between #1 and #2?
1. During the discussions, Apple executives expressed concern that the cellular models may not be ready for release this year and that the feature may be pushed back to a later generation, according to the people. Apple warned that, even on an aggressive schedule, the earliest possible shipment time-frame for cellular models would have been this December, one of the people said.
-Why is 'would have been' used? Is it saying it is not happening this December? eg. It would have been this December if there hadn't been technology issues.
2. During the discussions, Apple executives expressed concern that the cellular models may not be ready for release this year and that the feature may be pushed back to a later generation, according to the people. Apple warned that, even on an aggressive schedule, the earliest possible shipment time-frame for cellular models would be this December, one of the people said.
-Why is 'would be' not used over ' would have been'? The author used 'would have been' in the article.
Thanks
1. During the discussions, Apple executives expressed concern that the cellular models may not be ready for release this year and that the feature may be pushed back to a later generation, according to the people. Apple warned that, even on an aggressive schedule, the earliest possible shipment time-frame for cellular models would have been this December, one of the people said.
-Why is 'would have been' used? Is it saying it is not happening this December? eg. It would have been this December if there hadn't been technology issues.
2. During the discussions, Apple executives expressed concern that the cellular models may not be ready for release this year and that the feature may be pushed back to a later generation, according to the people. Apple warned that, even on an aggressive schedule, the earliest possible shipment time-frame for cellular models would be this December, one of the people said.
-Why is 'would be' not used over ' would have been'? The author used 'would have been' in the article.
Thanks
Top answer
jack112 Is it saying it is not happening this December? eg. It would have been this December if there hadn't been technology issues.
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jack112Is it saying it is not happening this December? eg. It would have been this December if there hadn't been technology issues.Yes, that's correct.
jack112the earliest possible shipment time-frame for cellular models would be this December,That would imply that it is still possible (which we're told it's not) for Apple
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