Timeline for Subjunctive mood: 'was' usage after 'I wish' and 'if only'
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| Jul 22, 2019 at 23:55 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | Related | |
| Apr 1, 2012 at 20:46 | history | edited | user19148 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2012 at 20:40 | comment | added | user19148 | @Irene - You are so kind! What do you think of rephrased question? Is it more consistent for you, at least? | |
| Apr 1, 2012 at 20:13 | comment | added | Irene | As an aside, the irony in the lines you cite doesn't lie in any grammatical mistake. In the first one the joke is that people can't adopt grandchildren, although he wishes they could. In the second one I believe the fact that a correct sentence is corrected in a pedantic manner constitutes the funny part. | |
| Apr 1, 2012 at 19:57 | history | edited | user19148 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2012 at 19:55 | comment | added | user19148 | @Matt Эллен - After Irene's answer, I have rephrased the question. Now it is more consistent. | |
| Apr 1, 2012 at 19:52 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | moved from User.Id=19148 by developer User.Id=6437 | |
| Apr 1, 2012 at 19:51 | history | edited | user19148 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Edited after Irene answer
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| Apr 1, 2012 at 19:37 | answer | added | Irene | timeline score: 5 | |
| Apr 1, 2012 at 19:32 | comment | added | user19148 | @Matt - It is what I ask to me. Something is wrong because the sentences are reported (SFX Magazine) in an article that give verdicts ironically. | |
| Apr 1, 2012 at 19:27 | comment | added | Matt E. Эллен | Wrong? I don't understand. What is wrong with them? | |
| Apr 1, 2012 at 19:13 | history | asked | user19148 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |