[Gllug] plurals

[Pete Ryland]

On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 11:40:49AM +0100, Richard Jones wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 11:14:42AM +0100, 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....' ?
> 
> The word "subjunctive" springs to mind ...

Indeed, this is a subjunctive usage.  However, AFAIK it is (originally) a
US-ism.

Pete

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