16 Apr '13 15:32>
Originally posted by kevcvs57I adore flying compliments.
Or if you were not such a Grinch. 🙂
Oooh! Look. A flying ..... 😀
-m 😉
Originally posted by FMFI think you'll find this article helpful:
Yes they are. If I was more motivated, I would provide more details! The one-is-right and the-other-is-wrong thing is probably the result of thousands of ELT teachers, over the decades, making up A Rule because they felt they ought to when cornered by students... who often have trouble processing the English language's idiosyncrasy-strewn reality and crave 'A Ru ...[text shortened]... e' mood is indicated by the use of the past tense, whether it's 'was' or 'were'.
Originally posted by HandyAndyMaybe someone should go and edit wikipedia.
I think you'll find this article helpful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_subjunctive
Originally posted by mikelomHey, Mike, Found An "Intellectual Duet" Perfect for You and GB:
I adore flying compliments.
Oooh! Look. A flying .....
-m 😉
Originally posted by Grampy BobbySo the statements are ambigious enough to allow all interpretations.
Okay, Okay, You Dudes and Dudettes Play Rough. Let's Try One More Easy Set of Five Fibber Statements for The Gipper: 1. The Body Color of Most North American Ducks is Sometimes Dark Purple; 2. Black Bears are Very Strong but Ducks are Even Stronger; 3. You Can't Get Down from An Elephant but Can From a Duck; 4. Tigers and Lions Would be No Match for An ...[text shortened]... s Will Be Disqualied On The Spot.
That Includes[hidden][b]YOU[/hidden]Got That?!
-B.[/b]
Originally posted by Ponderable"3. What constitutes "being on an elephant" or "being on a duck"?"
So the statements are ambigious enough to allow all interpretations.
1. The body color is probably the body not the feathers? oris it?
2. "Strong" in respect to what absolute force of what exactly? Or relatively (what muscle in relation to what weight, length...?
3. what constitutes "being on an elephant" or "being on a duck"? Is "cold turkey" a duck by ...[text shortened]... or the intellectual challenged like me a set of statement with stricter definition would do?