Subj : A rule needed :)
To   : Anton Shepelev
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Wed Oct 30 2019 17:23:09

Hi, Anton!  Recently you wrote in a message to Alexander Koryagin:

AS>> On my way to work I have encountered a difficult case
AS>> Omit "have".

AK>> The information about the case is connected with the
AK>> present time (you haven't put the time mark). Therefore,
AK>> IMHO, the present perfect time was correct.

AS>  No, the Present Perfect is harly
                                |hardly?

AS>  possible here because "on my way to work" clearly
AS>  indicates a past time and makes the whole sentence
AS>  narrative.


          IMHO the issue may have a lot to do what is or isn't a "time marker". 
I regard your correction as an improvement because I imagine you mean something 
along the lines of "On my way to work today, before I was able to relax at home 
& catch up on my echomail, I noticed [blah blah] in the comedy of manners I was 
reading on the bus".  Alexander may be thinking more of Freddy in MY FAIR LADY, 
who informs the audience "I have often walked down this street before"....  :-)




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