In Upland we'd cut out "to be," were we inclined in that general direction.
More important, how do we feel about the subjunctive on clauses like "if he was again on the outside looking in"? Should it be "if he were again" or "were he again" or does that come across as phony in 2009 internet discourse?
fuster wrote: that Obama is sending all these troops because he meant what he’s often said and instead declaring this all a political ploy
If only we could declare such an approach totally out of character...
In Upland we'd cut out "to be," were we inclined in that general direction.
More important, how do we feel about the subjunctive on clauses like "if he was again on the outside looking in"? Should it be "if he were again" or "were he again" or does that come across as phony in 2009 internet discourse?
If only we could declare such an approach totally out of character...