Dear teachers,
Which of the following sentences is grammatical?
1. I reckon, by Dec 2018, I will have decided.
2. I reckon, by Dec 2018, I would have decided.
In my opinion, only 1 is correct. What do you all think?
Thank you very much for your help.
"Will Have" Vs "Would Have"
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Re: "Will Have" Vs "Would Have"
I reckon I will have decided by December 2018. 
As a stand-alone sentence #1 is correct (though your punctuation is a bit illogical).
#2 needs some kind of condition.
As a stand-alone sentence #1 is correct (though your punctuation is a bit illogical).
#2 needs some kind of condition.
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Re: "Will Have" Vs "Would Have"
Thank you very much, Joe. Sorry for the late reply.
By the bye, could you tell me why you think the punctuation in sentence 1 is "illogical"? I thought it is fine to enclose parenthetical expressions between commas.
By the bye, could you tell me why you think the punctuation in sentence 1 is "illogical"? I thought it is fine to enclose parenthetical expressions between commas.