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Is “should be” talking about the past or the present or the future?
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowThe order of tenses“could sought” in a conditional statementWould & could in the present tense'should have + past participle' for expectationWhere to use “must/should/might/may/could/shouldn't have ”in a sentence?Is can+have+V3 by some time in future possible?Using the present continuous or “going to” in “He is sure that he will be working for them next year”Meaning of “should have past particle”Should I use “lay” or “laid” when someone is actively lying down?“could” in the past referring to a single possibility/opportunity
Not sure who’s working but this should be resolved.
Does that should be resolved part mean (1) that it has already been resolved in the past, or (2) that he is expecting or needing it to be resolved now in the present, or (3) that he is asking for it to be resolved at some point in the future?
Was its resolution completed in the past, or is it still happening now in the present, or will it happen the future?
Is it the done case, the doing now, or the yet to do case?
verbs ambiguity modal-verbs
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Not sure who’s working but this should be resolved.
Does that should be resolved part mean (1) that it has already been resolved in the past, or (2) that he is expecting or needing it to be resolved now in the present, or (3) that he is asking for it to be resolved at some point in the future?
Was its resolution completed in the past, or is it still happening now in the present, or will it happen the future?
Is it the done case, the doing now, or the yet to do case?
verbs ambiguity modal-verbs
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It can mean all of those things. The sentence is ambiguous without any context.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 21 at 5:25
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Not sure who’s working but this should be resolved.
Does that should be resolved part mean (1) that it has already been resolved in the past, or (2) that he is expecting or needing it to be resolved now in the present, or (3) that he is asking for it to be resolved at some point in the future?
Was its resolution completed in the past, or is it still happening now in the present, or will it happen the future?
Is it the done case, the doing now, or the yet to do case?
verbs ambiguity modal-verbs
Not sure who’s working but this should be resolved.
Does that should be resolved part mean (1) that it has already been resolved in the past, or (2) that he is expecting or needing it to be resolved now in the present, or (3) that he is asking for it to be resolved at some point in the future?
Was its resolution completed in the past, or is it still happening now in the present, or will it happen the future?
Is it the done case, the doing now, or the yet to do case?
verbs ambiguity modal-verbs
verbs ambiguity modal-verbs
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It can mean all of those things. The sentence is ambiguous without any context.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 21 at 5:25
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It can mean all of those things. The sentence is ambiguous without any context.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 21 at 5:25
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It can mean all of those things. The sentence is ambiguous without any context.
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It can mean all of those things. The sentence is ambiguous without any context.
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It can mean multiple things, and you have to judge it from context.
It can mean that the person thinks it has been resolved:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, I just deployed the new build.
It can mean they think that someone ought to fix it:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, we can't have people unable to log in.
It can mean that there is a specific point in time they expect it to be resolved by:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved by about 5pm, we're working on it now.
answered Mar 22 at 12:06
SamBCSamBC
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It simply means that the person wants it to be resolved, either in the present or near future.
answered Mar 22 at 6:10
Bella SwanBella Swan
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It can also mean that they thought it had already been resolved, but are expressing doubt.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:06
@SamBC the he would have used "should have been resolved"
– Bella Swan
Mar 22 at 12:16
That is not my experience. They are effectively using resolved as an adjective in such cases, not as a verb.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:24
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To mean:
past: ...this should have been resolved
present: ...this is being resolved
future: ...this should be resolved
answered Mar 22 at 6:26
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It can mean multiple things, and you have to judge it from context.
It can mean that the person thinks it has been resolved:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, I just deployed the new build.
It can mean they think that someone ought to fix it:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, we can't have people unable to log in.
It can mean that there is a specific point in time they expect it to be resolved by:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved by about 5pm, we're working on it now.
answered Mar 22 at 12:06
SamBCSamBC
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It can mean multiple things, and you have to judge it from context.
It can mean that the person thinks it has been resolved:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, I just deployed the new build.
It can mean they think that someone ought to fix it:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, we can't have people unable to log in.
It can mean that there is a specific point in time they expect it to be resolved by:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved by about 5pm, we're working on it now.
answered Mar 22 at 12:06
SamBCSamBC
15.4k2159
add a comment |
It can mean multiple things, and you have to judge it from context.
It can mean that the person thinks it has been resolved:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, I just deployed the new build.
It can mean they think that someone ought to fix it:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, we can't have people unable to log in.
It can mean that there is a specific point in time they expect it to be resolved by:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved by about 5pm, we're working on it now.
answered Mar 22 at 12:06
SamBCSamBC
15.4k2159
It can mean multiple things, and you have to judge it from context.
It can mean that the person thinks it has been resolved:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, I just deployed the new build.
It can mean they think that someone ought to fix it:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved, we can't have people unable to log in.
It can mean that there is a specific point in time they expect it to be resolved by:
You're still having problems logging in? That should be resolved by about 5pm, we're working on it now.
answered Mar 22 at 12:06
SamBCSamBC
15.4k2159
answered Mar 22 at 12:06
SamBCSamBC
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answered Mar 22 at 12:06
SamBCSamBC
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answered Mar 22 at 12:06
SamBCSamBC
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It simply means that the person wants it to be resolved, either in the present or near future.
answered Mar 22 at 6:10
Bella SwanBella Swan
1,08511
It can also mean that they thought it had already been resolved, but are expressing doubt.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:06
@SamBC the he would have used "should have been resolved"
– Bella Swan
Mar 22 at 12:16
That is not my experience. They are effectively using resolved as an adjective in such cases, not as a verb.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:24
add a comment |
It simply means that the person wants it to be resolved, either in the present or near future.
answered Mar 22 at 6:10
Bella SwanBella Swan
1,08511
It can also mean that they thought it had already been resolved, but are expressing doubt.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:06
@SamBC the he would have used "should have been resolved"
– Bella Swan
Mar 22 at 12:16
That is not my experience. They are effectively using resolved as an adjective in such cases, not as a verb.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:24
add a comment |
It simply means that the person wants it to be resolved, either in the present or near future.
answered Mar 22 at 6:10
Bella SwanBella Swan
1,08511
It simply means that the person wants it to be resolved, either in the present or near future.
answered Mar 22 at 6:10
Bella SwanBella Swan
1,08511
answered Mar 22 at 6:10
Bella SwanBella Swan
1,08511
answered Mar 22 at 6:10
Bella SwanBella Swan
1,08511
answered Mar 22 at 6:10
Bella SwanBella Swan
1,08511
1,08511
It can also mean that they thought it had already been resolved, but are expressing doubt.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:06
@SamBC the he would have used "should have been resolved"
– Bella Swan
Mar 22 at 12:16
That is not my experience. They are effectively using resolved as an adjective in such cases, not as a verb.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:24
add a comment |
It can also mean that they thought it had already been resolved, but are expressing doubt.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:06
@SamBC the he would have used "should have been resolved"
– Bella Swan
Mar 22 at 12:16
That is not my experience. They are effectively using resolved as an adjective in such cases, not as a verb.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:24
It can also mean that they thought it had already been resolved, but are expressing doubt.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:06
It can also mean that they thought it had already been resolved, but are expressing doubt.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:06
@SamBC the he would have used "should have been resolved"
– Bella Swan
Mar 22 at 12:16
@SamBC the he would have used "should have been resolved"
– Bella Swan
Mar 22 at 12:16
That is not my experience. They are effectively using resolved as an adjective in such cases, not as a verb.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:24
That is not my experience. They are effectively using resolved as an adjective in such cases, not as a verb.
– SamBC
Mar 22 at 12:24
add a comment |
To mean:
past: ...this should have been resolved
present: ...this is being resolved
future: ...this should be resolved
answered Mar 22 at 6:26
Paul S. LeePaul S. Lee
101
add a comment |
To mean:
past: ...this should have been resolved
present: ...this is being resolved
future: ...this should be resolved
answered Mar 22 at 6:26
Paul S. LeePaul S. Lee
101
add a comment |
To mean:
past: ...this should have been resolved
present: ...this is being resolved
future: ...this should be resolved
answered Mar 22 at 6:26
Paul S. LeePaul S. Lee
101
To mean:
past: ...this should have been resolved
present: ...this is being resolved
future: ...this should be resolved
answered Mar 22 at 6:26
Paul S. LeePaul S. Lee
101
answered Mar 22 at 6:26
Paul S. LeePaul S. Lee
101
answered Mar 22 at 6:26
Paul S. LeePaul S. Lee
101
answered Mar 22 at 6:26
Paul S. LeePaul S. Lee
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101
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It can mean all of those things. The sentence is ambiguous without any context.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 21 at 5:25