Sujet : Re: [So help me God] -- must be in Subjunctive (mood)
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Groupes : sci.lang alt.usage.englishDate : 22. Jul 2024, 13:27:23
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John Armstrong <
jja@blueyonder.co.uk> 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.
It's subjunctive in portuguese - assim Deus me ajude - expressing a
wish/conditional, not a command.
We (pt) do use the subjunctive as an imperative for other persons than
etymological 2nd, but I don't think this (eng) is such a case. Not because
it's God. 'So the weather allow' wouldn't be a command either.
[So help me God] -- must be in Subjunctive (mood)
Re: [So help me God] -- must be in Subjunctive (mood)
