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Subjunctive
0 Hey! 02 br
00 My name is Adrian. 02 br
00 I'm dealing with archaic subjunctive and I'd like to understand this construction: 00 "Children, 01 b 00 it were not meet that 02 b 00 I should learn From others". (from Oedipus the King) 02 br
00 How do I translate that into Modern English? 02 br
00 What's the Early Modern English rule for that? 0-
00 My name is Adrian. 02 br
00 I'm dealing with archaic subjunctive and I'd like to understand this construction: 00 "Children, 01 b 00 it were not meet that 02 b 00 I should learn From others". (from Oedipus the King) 02 br
00 How do I translate that into Modern English? 02 br
00 What's the Early Modern English rule for that? 0-
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1 i 00 Children, it is not proper/fitting/appropriate that I (should) learn from others 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 I don't know any Early Modern Rules-- I'm having enough trouble with the Modern ones. 0-
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00 I don't know any Early Modern Rules-- I'm having enough trouble with the Modern ones. 0-
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