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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

God blesses you all.

0The following sentences are correct because I hear them all the time:02br
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01font01b00102b00: God bless you all.02font02br
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01font01b00202b00: May this post find you in good state of health.02font02br
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00If it were up to me then I would like to write the above sentences in this way:02br
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01font01b001i02b00: God bless01b01font00es02font02b00 you all.02font02br
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01font01b002i02b00: May this post find01b01font00s02font02b00 you in good state of health.02font02br
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00I know my way is incorrect. 01font01b00Why are the sentences #1 and #2 correct?02b02font0-
  

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0Jackson,02br 02br 00This may not be the answer you want to hear. 02br 02br 00For # 2, the rules dictate that verbs immediately after any auxiliary word should be in it's bare form. 0-

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  • 0Jackson,02br 02br 00This may not be the answer you want to hear.
  • 02br 02br 00For # 2, the rules dictate that verbs immediately after any auxiliary word should be in it's bare form.
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0Jackson,02br
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00This may not be the answer you want to hear. Sometimes, we just have to accept things as they are, as in the case of # 1.02br
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00For # 2, the rules dictate that verbs immediately after any auxiliary word should be in it's bare form. 0-
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0 Hi Jackson,02br
00*** bless you!, *** bless America!, Long live the Queen!, etc. are all fixed expressions.02br
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00The same applies to "May this post find...", l'd say it's a fixed structure that is used that way. 050010id1
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01cite10Goodman12cite10For # 2, the rules dictate that verbs immediately after any11b11font10 auxiliary word12font12b10 should be in it's bare form. 12br
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01cite10Jackson661212cite11font11b10112b10: *** bless you all. 11b10(IMO, 'May' has been left out from the sentence12b10. 11b10MAY12b11i11b10 *** bless you all12b10.12i10)12br
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11cite20Jackson661222cite21font21b20122b20: *** bless you all. 21b20(IMO, 'May' has been left out from the sentence22b20. 21b20MAY22b21i21b20 *** bless you
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21cite30Jackson661232cite31font31b30132b30: *** bless you all. 31b30(IMO, 'May' has been left out from the sentence32b3
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite11blockquote
11cite20Jackson661222cite21font21b20122b20: *** bless you all. 21b20(IMO, 'May' has been left out from the sentence22b20. 21b20MAY22b21i21b20 *** bless you
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi Jackson,12br
10*** bless you!, *** bless America!, Long live the Queen!, etc. are all fixed expressions.12br
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10As far as I know, these are all examples of the subjunctive. Basically, they are remnants of a verb form that isn't used much anymore and these hav
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