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Unrelated to the content, but is this proper English: > when the tech giant acquired Activision Blizzard later next year As a non-native speaker, I am confuse
by carschno 4y ago
Unrelated to the content, but is this proper English:
> when the tech giant acquired Activision Blizzard later next year
As a non-native speaker, I am confused about the use of past tense for an (alleged) future event ("next year"). Is it just a typo and it should say "last year"? Or is it business English meaning "will have acquired"?
- actionablefiber 4y agoIt's just a typo. It should read "when the tech giant acquires Activision Blizzard." The acquisition hasn't taken place yet.
- andyjohnson0 4y ago"after acquisition" is just a shorter, headline-friendly way of saying "after the acquisition has occurred". But I agree that the tense is unclear without reading the article.