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Please read http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005515.html http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005515.h....

• samg_ 16y ago
  The fact that the subjunctive mood really only matters for one verb to me is an equally compelling argument that a) it's not a big deal that people forget and b) people should just remember it.
• jmulho 16y ago
  The link says: 'As a result, appeals to "preserving distinctions" that are "important for communication" and to "avoiding ambiguity" are baseless and indefensible in this case.' "no matter which form you use, people will understand what you are trying to say." That is simply not true. Case in point: when I saw the title "The language I wish go was" I expected to find an article about google cancelling the go language.
  • sid0 16y ago
    > Case in point: when I saw the title "The language I wish go was" I expected to find an article about google cancelling the go language. I'm not a native English speaker, but I do think my English is pretty good. Care to explain why the plain past form made you expect that? In any case, an article titled "Go language cancelled" would have shown up much before anything else. That's what's generally meant by "context".
  • Abscissa 16y ago
    That would have been written "The langauge I wish Go had been"