Frank and Ernest by Thaves for January 17, 2014
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Transcript:
Man: Hey, I hear you invented the subjunctive. Frank: No, but I sure wish I had!
Superfrog over 10 years ago
If this be an example, I’d think it may be indicative if I were you..
pschearer Premium Member over 10 years ago
Would it were true.
TREEINTHEWIND over 10 years ago
Star light……..star bright………I wish I may………I wish I might have the wish…………I wish tonight…………… (unknown).
TREEINTHEWIND over 10 years ago
Star light……….star bright……….I wish that I may……..I wish that I might……… have the wish……….. that I wish tonight……. (still unknown).
Manhunter808 over 10 years ago
deja vu all over again
emptc12 over 10 years ago
Petticoat Subjunctive. I always wished they had stood a little higher in that water tower.
lonecat over 10 years ago
The subjunctive would be invented only under certain conditions. But there was also the potential for the optative.
Bargrove over 10 years ago
If it be true..
Rogers George Premium Member over 10 years ago
You guys already made all the comments I was going to make about the optative and such! I even wrote about it in my grammar blog (google Writing Rag) It’s a good thing I wrote the post before I looked at all your comments. The post will appear on the 28th.