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| HenHanna to Hibou |
| Re: [So help me God] -- must be in Subju |
| 23 Jul 24 12:43:39 |
XPost: alt.usage.english From: HenHanna@devnull.tb On 7/23/2024 1:06 AM, Hibou wrote: > Le 22/07/2024 à 03:50, HenHanna a écrit : >> >> I do... (reminds me...) that >> >> [So help me God] -- must be in Subjunctive (mood) > > I agree it's in the subjunctive... > >> there must be other common phrases that are subtle like that. > > ... but I don't see how that makes it subtle. > (are you pulling a Von-Neumann on me?) it's subtle enuf that lots of average ppl wouldnt know it. like... [God save the Queen] is in Subjunctive (mood) DV (Deo Volente) --- Volente is (in) present participle ? --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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