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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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If there were a direct election, and she were challenged by Mr Doe

If there were a direct election, and she were challenged by Mr Doe, Doe would sweep apart.

I heard a similar sentence as the above sentence in a video. First "were" is there to signify that it's a hypothetical, imaginary statement, does the second "were" also serve the same function? Do you find "sweep apart" phrase okay? Please help me.
  

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" If you were poor and you were given three wishes, . . "Sweep" is a common expression in elections, but I've never heard "sweep apart" in this connection.

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  • "Sweep" is a common expression in elections, but I've never heard "sweep apart" in this connection.
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  • Hey, how about, "Doe would sweep ahead"?
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Yes, the two subjunctives follow the single "if." If you were poor and you were given three wishes, . . .


"Sweep" is a common expression in elections, but I've never heard "sweep apart" in this connection.


I've heard things like, "They were swept apart by the tide."


Edit. Hey, how about, "Doe would sweep ahead"? That would defin
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About 'were': yes.
'Sweep apart' is a phrase wholly unknown to me.
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That's interesting. One of the reasons for a poster having to wait a long time after clicking 'Post'-- and maybe even getting 'Oopsed' by the system-- may be that another post is being processed simultaneously.
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That has occurred to me, too. Emotion: nodding

But during the reign of the Great Oooops, it happened much too frequently!

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