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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Even if being president were brain surgery, you wouldn’t want Ben Carson doing it
That's a newspaper headline in which the if-clause is somehow unclear to me. Any idea how to interpret it?
PS: "were" seems to be a subjunctive here, doesn't it?
That's a newspaper headline in which the if-clause is somehow unclear to me. Any idea how to interpret it?
PS: "were" seems to be a subjunctive here, doesn't it?
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Anonymous the if-clause is somehow unclear to me. Maybe it's "brain surgery" that's confusing you? Substitute "a very difficult job to do".
- Anonymous the if-clause is somehow unclear to me.
- Maybe it's "brain surgery" that's confusing you?
- Substitute "a very difficult job to do".
- Does that help?
- It's common to say "brain surgery" or "rocket science" as the representative of an occupation which requires great intelligence and skill.
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Anonymousthe if-clause is somehow unclear to me.Maybe it's "brain surgery" that's confusing you? Substitute "a very difficult job to do". Does that help?
It's common to say "brain surgery" or "rocket science" as the representative of an occupation which requires great intelligence and skill.
The amusing part of it is supposed to be that C
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