They suggested he applied for the job.

[nq:1]Is this sentence and others such as the one below, acceptable in BE? They suggested that we saved our work to disk.[/nq]
Yes, it's become so common as to be virtually standard, though some purists sill dislike it. Objection-proof BrE: "They suggested that we should save our work to disk".
The usual AmE version "They suggested that we save our work to disk" is possible in BrE but not

[nq:1]Is this sentence and others such as the one below, acceptable in BE? They suggested that we saved our work to disk.[/nq]
Sure, they're acceptable, but they mean that "they" put forward the proposition that "he" or "we" had already performed some action in the past.
These sentences do not mean that "they" are suggesting something that might be a good idea for "us" to persue.

[nq:2]Is this sentence and others such as the one below, acceptable in BE? They suggested that we saved our work to disk.[/nq]
[nq:1]Sure, they're acceptable, but they mean that "they" put forward the proposition that "he" or "we" had already performed some action in the past. These sentences do not mean that "they" are suggesting something that might be a good idea for "us" to persue.[/nq]

[nq:2]Sure, they're acceptable, but they mean that "they" put forward ... that might be a good idea for "us" to persue.[/nq]
[nq:1]Did you mean peruse?[/nq]
No, pursue, per se.

Alan Jones typed thusly:
[nq:2]Is this sentence and others such as the one below, acceptable in BE? They suggested that we saved our work to disk.[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, it's become so common as to be virtually standard, though some purists sill dislike it. Objection-proof BrE: "They suggested ... we save our work to disk" is possible in BrE but not often used - it seems oldfashioned, almost arch

[nq:2]Is this sentence and others such as the one below, acceptable in BE? They suggested that we saved our work to disk.[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, it's become so common as to be virtually standard, though somepurists sill dislike it. Objection-proof BrE: "They suggested that ... that we save our work to disk" is possible in BrE but not often used - it seems oldfashioned, almostarchaic.[/nq]
I disag

[nq:1]Alan Jones typed thusly:[/nq]
[nq:2]Yes, it's become so common as to be virtually standard, ... BrE but not often used - it seems oldfashioned, almostarchaic.[/nq]
[nq:1]People here keep saying this, but I hear the subjunctive used by a variety of people every day. It seems to me that the rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated.[/nq]
My own theory is that the spoken fo

[nq:1]And FWIW, the sentence as posed "They suggested he applied for the job" seems entirely impossible. It sounds as though ... the UK speaker wanted to avoid the subjunctive, he would say: "They suggested that he should apply for the job".[/nq]
If I remember right, some usage gurus would say that "They suggested that he should apply for the job", rather than avoiding the subjunctive, is a wa

[nq:1]Is this sentence and others such as the one below, acceptable in BE? They suggested that we saved our work to disk.[/nq]
Even if it's acceptable in BrE, it's inadvisable for an international readership: over here in America, it means "They suggested that it is a fact that we did save our work to disk."

To my ear, the ones in the past tense shouldn't be, and mean something else. I asked them how he could get out of the restaurant so fast. They suggested that he ate quickly.

john