L. Coyote
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Tue Nov-13-07 11:16 AM
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| 22. Hillary is a DEM! Being a candidate does not change the fact that a DEM was bashed! |
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Likely the OPer is not getting $36 an hour to be a ratf**ker, but still.... it was a bash!!!
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| -Can I bother you with a question about a past-tense subjunctive? |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 10:35 AM |
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I don't know! Someone please explain!!! GREAT question! nt |
MookieWilson |
Nov-13-07 10:36 AM |
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In that case you use the subjective subjunctive, for example: |
King Coal |
Nov-13-07 11:23 AM |
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I don't even remember werpt. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:54 AM |
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Simple : Just. Don't. Vote. For. Hillary. |
AzDar |
Nov-13-07 10:37 AM |
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"If I had voted for hillary..." |
CT_Progressive |
Nov-13-07 10:38 AM |
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I'm trying to avoid the hads. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 12:25 PM |
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"If I were to have voted for Hillary then..." |
DemItAllAnyway |
Nov-13-07 10:39 AM |
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Well, it definitely was then. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:19 AM |
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I'm not certain, but as a copy editor I would strike any combination of "were/was to" |
Der Blaue Engel |
Nov-13-07 10:40 AM |
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I agree with you, but |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 10:53 AM |
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Don't bother to read this thread. It is really a stealth DEM bashing thread. |
L. Coyote |
Nov-13-07 10:41 AM |
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If it were a bashing thread, it would be a Hillary-bashing thread, not a Dem-bashing one. |
DemItAllAnyway |
Nov-13-07 10:46 AM |
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Hillary is a DEM! Being a candidate does not change the fact that a DEM was bashed! |
L. Coyote |
Nov-13-07 11:16 AM |
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If I want to bash, I just bash. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:43 AM |
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Not really. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:01 AM |
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The header indicates it is about English grammar, |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-13-07 11:08 AM |
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"If I had voted for Hillary then..." n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Nov-13-07 10:43 AM |
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I don't think subjunctive makes sense in the past |
Enrique |
Nov-13-07 10:51 AM |
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It's "If I were to have voted..." |
IMModerate |
Nov-13-07 10:53 AM |
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Thank you, IMModerate. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 12:56 PM |
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If I had voted for Ron Paul I would shoot myself in the head. |
Lasher |
Nov-13-07 10:57 AM |
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When I was |
frogmarch |
Nov-13-07 10:57 AM |
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Thank you, Frogmarch. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 12:23 PM |
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BuyingThyme had had a tricky question... |
annabanana |
Nov-13-07 11:01 AM |
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In my opinion, the sentence |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-13-07 11:02 AM |
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Thanks for the link, DemBones DemBones. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:13 AM |
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You're welcome. Why don't you try |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-13-07 01:51 PM |
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That's no fun. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 04:48 PM |
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I think it is philosophical as well as grammatical. |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-13-07 07:03 PM |
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Maybe just revert to the original |
hlthe2b |
Nov-13-07 11:06 AM |
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Here's a link for anyone who wants to know about past and present subjunctive tenses: |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-13-07 11:11 AM |
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No, you're always using the plural with the conditional |
supernova |
Nov-13-07 11:15 AM |
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But what if the subjunctive is conditional to another subjective in the sentence? |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:27 AM |
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No No No! |
supernova |
Nov-13-07 11:42 AM |
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That's just a case of failing to read what I writ. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:47 AM |
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And the answer is "was" |
supernova |
Nov-13-07 11:53 AM |
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That's the assumption that prompted my question, |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:57 AM |
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MODS. We need a AVOID choice along with the REC choice! This is why. |
L. Coyote |
Nov-13-07 11:18 AM |
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You have "hide thread" |
treestar |
Nov-13-07 11:34 AM |
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No, people just need to post their threads in the appropriate boards. |
quantessd |
Nov-13-07 11:45 AM |
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Almost. |
nancyharris |
Nov-13-07 11:25 AM |
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If feel that the alert threshold may be approaching, so THANK YOU to all who participated! |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:33 AM |
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"Were I to have voted for Hillary, I would not have been able to live |
treestar |
Nov-13-07 11:35 AM |
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I'm not looking for alternative ways of saying it as much as |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 11:38 AM |
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.... |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Nov-13-07 11:40 AM |
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the first sentence is future subjunctive, not present tense |
librechik |
Nov-13-07 11:45 AM |
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If it ever were to have been dismaying, |
mahatmakanejeeves |
Nov-13-07 11:55 AM |
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Examples. |
igil |
Nov-13-07 12:24 PM |
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Great post, Igil. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 12:28 PM |
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I said that in my post #11. |
IMModerate |
Nov-13-07 12:44 PM |
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Thank you too, IMModerate. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 12:55 PM |
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That's what friends are for... |
IMModerate |
Nov-13-07 01:11 PM |
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I think in looking back this tense would be applicable.. |
angstlessk |
Nov-13-07 01:20 PM |
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Thank you, Angstlessk. |
BuyingThyme |
Nov-13-07 01:23 PM |
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"If I voted for Hillary then,... |
Deep13 |
Nov-13-07 01:25 PM |
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