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Many would argue that using these forms to denote subjunctive mood is archaic, like words like "thou". Certainly this is not a clear mistake.
by wavegeek 9y ago
Many would argue that using these forms to denote subjunctive mood is archaic, like words like "thou". Certainly this is not a clear mistake.
- GeorgeTirebiter 9y agoI suppose at schools that don't teach English well, those 'many' could argue anything that's not correct as being correct. I was taught in Catholic school, and there we learned that other schools had lower standards. Shall we lower our standards so we all speak more grunt-like? Is this where we are headed? "But it's quite useful (and aesthetically pleasing, at least to us), and careful users of English should do their part to preserve it." http://grammarist.com/grammar/subjunctive-mood/ http://grammarist.com/grammar/subjunctive-mood/