Past Subjunctive

[Joel S. Berson]

What does one say about "what if the Buddha would have dated", or
"things I wish I would have been told"?

Joel

At 7/2/2012 06:14 PM, Hunter, Lynne R CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-PACIFIC, 71700 wrote:
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>On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com>
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> > Things I Wish I Were Told
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>My vote goes to
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>Things I Wish I Had Been Told
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>...But there've been many shifts in opinion, since then...
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>-Wilson
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>Which evidently account for book titles like _If the Buddha Dated_.
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>Lynne Hunter
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