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To: alexander_busek

“plusquamperfect”

you made that up, didnt you ?


16 posted on 10/18/2021 3:09:05 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Mr. K

No, that’s one of them new plum hybrids. I had one last year. it was tasty.


17 posted on 10/18/2021 5:25:18 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Somebody tell Hunters dad that the American public is losing patience with him.)
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To: Mr. K
“plusquamperfect”

you made that up, didnt you ?

I sincerely hope that you are only indulging in a little playful humor, and not seriously attempting to troll me.

I am more comfortable with the German terminology, and would hence normally refer to the Vorvergangenheit, but no: There really is a plusquamperfect tense:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluperfect

Regards,

18 posted on 10/18/2021 5:50:30 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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