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Forum: Grammar November 21, 2009, 11:52 AM

Replies: 25 Conditional sentences Views: 12,312 Posted By pjt33 Interesting post on the two types of "if":... Interesting post on the two types of "if": http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1912

Forum: Grammar October 13, 2009, 03:38 PM

Replies: 25 Conditional sentences Views: 12,312 Posted By pjt33 I would flag *Whether I tell him, he'll be... I would flag *Whether I tell him, he'll be happy. :?: It doesn't sound grammatical to me. Also, for the record, I consider Ask him whether he likes peas or corn. :good:

Forum: Grammar October 13, 2009, 02:09 PM

Replies: 25 Conditional sentences Views: 12,312 Posted By pjt33 :eek: :banghead: Prescriptivist nonsense! ... :eek: :banghead: Prescriptivist nonsense! Point 1 is generally true for formal registers and untrue for informal conversational registers. But even in formal registers there are exceptions: ...

Forum: Grammar October 12, 2009, 08:59 AM

Replies: 25 Conditional sentences Views: 12,312 Posted By pjt33 That's a subjunctive and a very formal sentence. ... That's a subjunctive and a very formal sentence. They're not always interchangeable. Ask him whether he likes peas. :good: (formal or informal) Ask him if he likes peas. :good: (slightly...

Forum: Grammar October 10, 2009, 09:29 AM

Replies: 25 Conditional sentences Views: 12,312 Posted By pjt33 I wouldn't, but lots of people on both sides of... I wouldn't, but lots of people on both sides of the Atlantic would.

Forum: Grammar October 10, 2009, 04:02 AM

Replies: 25 Conditional sentences Views: 12,312 Posted By pjt33 :good: You could do. "Subjunctive-verb... :good: You could do. "Subjunctive-verb noun/pronoun" is more formal/literary than "If noun/pronoun subjunctive-verb", en general. Pero, bueno, es complicado (¡como cualquier aspecto de los...

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