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To: jbe who wrote (3094)7/2/1999 1:51:00 PM
From: Wigglesworth  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4710
 
This thread is no help, but I wanna ask a question anyway:

What is the convention for expressing self-doubt re grammer? Such as in a dilemma (abusage?) encountered in my own post:
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And why do Chinese restaurants always exhort 'Enjoy!' when the verb is supposed to be transitive unless it doesn't mean what they mean?



To: jbe who wrote (3094)7/3/1999 1:14:00 AM
From: Achilles  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 4710
 
OK, I'm back.



To: jbe who wrote (3094)7/3/1999 3:06:00 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 4710
 
Okay, fearless leader, time for you to give those folks over at the Feelings thread a lesson in the proper use of the subjunctive.

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And, though I said I wouldn't report her, I decided I needed to after the follow-up posts:

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