[Gllug] plurals

[Chris Bell]

On Thu 19 Jun, t.clarke wrote:
> 
> Most informative and entertaining response !
> I do like a good diversion from shop talk now and again - hence my
> 'provocative' post !!
> 
> 
> No small wonder that the subtleties of the English language are diffcult to
> master  - the basic rules largely seem to be 'there are no rules' :-)
> 
> To diversify yet again, can anyone explain clearly (since we never did
> English grammar at shool), the rule that dictates 'if I were ....'
> as opposed to 'I was....' ?
> 
> 
> Tim

   Probably due to the "Royal We". I had thought about purchasing the Oxford
English Dictionary on CD ROM, but it is advertised as single user, Microsoft
Only, and expensive.

-- 
Chris Bell


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