Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"If life is a road, and then she is my ride."
I saw this sentence in a song, "If life is a road, and then she is my ride.", but I think "If life were a road, and then she would be my ride." is grammatically more correct or the first sentence is okay to use in daily conversations?
Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
PS. How about "If life was /were a road, and then she were my ride."?
Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
PS. How about "If life was /were a road, and then she were my ride."?
Top answer
Hi, Anonymous song Say no more. Don't seek grammatical correctness in songs: they often contain unusual language that doesn't make a lot of sense, if at all. I hate to say it, but there's no place for nitpicking in this case, in my opinion.
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Hi,
that doesn't make a lot of sense, if at all. I hate to say it, but there's no place for nitpicking in this case,
in my opinion. If you like the song, enjoy listening to it. C'est tout1.
1From French:
AnonymoussongSay no more. Don't seek grammatical correctness in songs: they often contain unusual language
that doesn't make a lot of sense, if at all. I hate to say it, but there's no place for nitpicking in this case,
in my opinion. If you like the song, enjoy listening to it. C'est tout1.
1From French:
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Thank you and you mean the sentence structure is also possible? Thank you so much.
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Hi,
I think you meant to write: If life is a road,and then she is my ride. As you can see, and
should be discarded. Still, I can't really determine whether your version would be more appropriate.
Once again, we are talking about a song, not about an academic essay, so strict grammar rules
don't really apply here. Besides, I'm n
I think you meant to write: If life is a road,
should be discarded. Still, I can't really determine whether your version would be more appropriate.
Once again, we are talking about a song, not about an academic essay, so strict grammar rules
don't really apply here. Besides, I'm n
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You mean "If life is a road, and then she is my ride." That is perfectly correct, and your revisions are not. The idea is that everybody says that life is a journey, a road, and if that is true, then she is your means of traveling it.
You are right to sense a problem, but the subjunctive is fading away, and it has undergone severe erosion even where its use is sti
You are right to sense a problem, but the subjunctive is fading away, and it has undergone severe erosion even where its use is sti
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