Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 17:49:34 -0500 (CDT) From: Jay Nelson <noslenj@swbell.net> To: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDCon East Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10004111748190.473-100000@acp.swbell.net> In-Reply-To: <v0422080db5191c87d0e2@[195.238.1.121]>
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Brad Knowles wrote: >At 12:56 PM -0500 2000/4/11, David Scheidt wrote: > >> I agree with most of this. English syntax is decidedly odd. The >> construction "Would that Y X", though, is perfectly normal subjunctive >> usage. Nevermind that, were I to quiz my cow-orkers, 80% of them wouldn't >> know that. > > You want that I should quiz my cow-orkers over here? ;-) I don't know about there, but, here in Texas, most folks called that would be insulted. -- Jay To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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