Information Central is still blathering on and on. From the very same page he linked to is this quote: "Through the years, some have advocated the formal extinguishment of the subjunctive. W. Somerset Maugham said, "The subjunctive mood is in its death throes, and the best thing to do is to put it out of its misery as soon as possible."
Yet he insists on clarifying that the headline is subject to SUBJUNCTIVE classification.
Like the subjunctive, IC should be put out of his misery as soon as possible. Uptight hack writer he be. GET A JOB at a newspaper if you are so.... "literate." I suppose he thinks himself superior to Mr. Maugham. (laughing self sick)
WAS! WAS! WAS! WAS! is correct because we are speaking of the deceased.
Don't you wish YOU literate? If you were dead, it would then be Don't you wish you WAS literate... PAST TENSE.... if I am speaking to you in a seance.
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Information Central is still blathering on and on. From the very same page he linked to is this quote: "Through the years, some have advocated the formal extinguishment of the subjunctive. W. Somerset Maugham said, "The subjunctive mood is in its death throes, and the best thing to do is to put it out of its misery as soon as possible."
Yet he insists on clarifying that the headline is subject to SUBJUNCTIVE classification.
Like the subjunctive, IC should be put out of his misery as soon as possible. Uptight hack writer he be. GET A JOB at a newspaper if you are so.... "literate." I suppose he thinks himself superior to Mr. Maugham. (laughing self sick)
WAS! WAS! WAS! WAS! is correct because we are speaking of the deceased.
Don't you wish YOU literate? If you were dead, it would then be Don't you wish you WAS literate... PAST TENSE.... if I am speaking to you in a seance.
You're also gay.