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| Re: [So help me God] -- must be in Subju |
| 24 Jul 24 06:07:03 |
XPost: alt.usage.english From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid Le 23/07/2024 à 20:43, HenHanna a écrit : > 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) [...] Is every phrase that Joe Bloggs couldn't parse subtle? --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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