I use it, Martin, and shall continue to do so.
joanna
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From: "MJ Walker" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Poem for Colin
>I might have known once what that word means - could you possibly
> explain it, if it were possible, of course, I'd never insist that one do
> so...
> Interesting, Dave, that you explicitly pointed out the "ungrammatical"
> omission of the subjunctive: as a long-time expat (which means exiled
> from Patrick, of course, never to see that gleaming zimmerframe hurtle
> towards me in a silver blur) I was convinced that it had even become
> standard to write "if I was" etc, as I see it online in the press all
> the time. From my infrequent visits to Britain I know that "if I were"
> etc is a thing of the past, even among academics.
> cheers
> mjay
>
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