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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
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Come this december

"She'll be sixteen come this december."
Is this a subjunctive use of "come" ?
  

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Good question. ' is now a semi-fixed phrase, of course, and it is what we call the 'formulaic subjunctive', which consists of a number of set phrases left over from the past: *** help us! Heaven forbid!

— Mister Micawber

  • Good question.
  • ' is now a semi-fixed phrase, of course, and it is what we call the 'formulaic subjunctive', which consists of a number of set phrases left over from the past: *** help us!
  • Heaven forbid!
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Good question. 'Come...' is now a semi-fixed phrase, of course, and it is what we call the 'formulaic subjunctive', which consists of a number of set phrases left over from the past: *** help us! Heaven forbid!
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Shouldn't there be a "when" as in "She will be sixteen when december come" ?
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No. The set phrase is 'Come...' as I have already explained. Come April, I will be in Singpore.
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Debpriya DeShouldn't there be a "when" as in "She will be sixteen when december come" ?
Your sentence should read: She will be sixteen when December comes.
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Okay, I get it. Thanks.
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