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| Chris Elvidge to John Armstrong |
| Re: [So help me God] -- must be in Subju |
| 22 Jul 24 12:38:08 |
XPost: alt.usage.english From: chris@x550c.mshome.net On 22/07/2024 at 09:05, John Armstrong wrote: > On 22/07/2024 03:50, HenHanna wrote: >> I do... (reminds me...) that >> >> [So help me God] -- must be in Subjunctive (mood) >> >> >> there must be other common phrases that are subtle like that. > > Imperative mood, surely. Actually "subjective mood". -- Chris Elvidge, England UNDERWEAR SHOULD BE WORN ON THE INSIDE --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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