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I think I came up
I think I came up with an example of the subjunctive being used in English while I was in the bathroom at Baldwin today:
"It is important that our toilet be fixed today."
You wouldn't say "It is important that our toilet is fixed today." Bob says that the "be" is awkward and he would say "get", but I think it's nonetheless correct and that it's an example of the subjunctive. Could be wrong.
Anyway, it is important that our toilet be fixed today.
Are you disgusted by the fact that I started this with the explanation that I came up with this idea while I was in the bathroom? I do some of my best thinking in bed and in the shower, but I think people take you less seriously when you tell them where you came up with the idea.
srah - Thursday, 15 November 2001 - 1:46 PM
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