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| John Armstrong to Chris Elvidge |
| Re: [So help me God] -- must be in Subju |
| 23 Jul 24 07:45:41 |
XPost: alt.usage.english From: jja@blueyonder.co.uk On 22/07/2024 12:38, Chris Elvidge wrote: > 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". > > Never heard of that. You've made it up. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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