[Ads-l] It were

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 6:34 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "It *were* Clinton supporters behind it, though not Clinton or her
> campaign."
>
So, is the point the use of _it_ instead of _there_ or the use of _were_
instead of _was_?
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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
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