Past Subjunctive

[Hunter, Lynne R CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-PACIFIC, 71700]

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On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com>
wrote:
> Things I Wish I Were Told

My vote goes to

Things I Wish I Had Been Told

...But there've been many shifts in opinion, since then...


-Wilson

Which evidently account for book titles like _If the Buddha Dated_.

Lynne Hunter

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