Sujet : Re: [So help me God] -- must be in Subjunctive (mood)
De : HenHanna (at) *nospam* devnull.tb (HenHanna)
Groupes : sci.lang alt.usage.englishDate : 23. Jul 2024, 20:43:39
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On 7/23/2024 1:06 AM, Hibou wrote:
Le 22/07/2024 à 03:50, HenHanna a écrit :
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I do... (reminds me...) that
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[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 ?
[So help me God] -- must be in Subjunctive (mood)
Re: [So help me God] -- must be in Subjunctive (mood)
