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Guest Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Conjunctive
why is everybody dropping the use of the conjunctive, eg as in 'if i were a butterfly i would would fly'. i have heard things like 'if i am a butterfly i'd fly'. is that just the general trend or the influence of so many different speakers on the english language (creolisation, maybe?)
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5 cents. Language is not static: it's always changing. Usage and users rule, not what books or a bunch of academics say.
- 5 cents.
- Language is not static: it's always changing.
- Usage and users rule, not what books or a bunch of academics say.
- We may agree or disagree with this issue, but it is a fact.
- I, particulary, do not agree with a fixed, parametrical set of rules to show you how to speak now and in one thousand years, but I believe in a kind of "standarization" to make things easier for us learners.
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This question should be answered by a linguist, but there I go with my 1.5 cents.
Language is not static: it's always changing. Usage and users rule, not what books or a bunch of academics say. We may agree or disagree with this issue, but it is a fact. I, particulary, do not agree with a fixed, parametrical set of rules to show you how to speak now and in one thousand years, but I b
Language is not static: it's always changing. Usage and users rule, not what books or a bunch of academics say. We may agree or disagree with this issue, but it is a fact. I, particulary, do not agree with a fixed, parametrical set of rules to show you how to speak now and in one thousand years, but I b
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Yes, I think so.
But both Conjunctive and Subjunctive are correct terms.
-> Not to be messed up with Conditional.
But both Conjunctive and Subjunctive are correct terms.
-> Not to be messed up with Conditional.
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