Subjunctive(?): not critical that

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/21/2008 01:55 AM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>I took Wilson's meaning to be that, while foreign subjunctives are
>difficult to get for English speakers who use English subjunctives,
>they are still a help. I agree strongly with this sentiment. Moods are
>bizarrely difficult to grasp in foreign languages and every little bit
>helps. BB

I have difficulty grasping moods even of my thoroughly American
significant other.

Joel

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org