Comments on: If Star Wars Was Real http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/09/if-star-wars-was-real-2/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ellie http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/09/if-star-wars-was-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1840523 Ellie Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:42:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/09/if-star-wars-was-real-2/#comment-1840523 Thank you, MoonlightinVT. I completely agree. And I'm happy to sign on as the second member of "The National Board of Grouchy People for the Preservation of the Subjunctive Tense" if you like! Thank you, MoonlightinVT. I completely agree.

And I’m happy to sign on as the second member of “The National Board of Grouchy People for the Preservation of the Subjunctive Tense” if you like!

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/09/if-star-wars-was-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1840453 SenorMysterioso Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:55:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/09/if-star-wars-was-real-2/#comment-1840453 Really Moon? Really Moon?

]]> By: MoonlightinVT http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/09/if-star-wars-was-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1840398 MoonlightinVT Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:45:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/09/if-star-wars-was-real-2/#comment-1840398 No, no, no! It needs to be "If Star Wars 'were' real!" "WERE", dangit! You need the future subjunctive tense, not this half-formed grammatical fetus! When expressing a wish or a probability/possibility, you need to use future subjunctive. As it's worded now, you're speculating on the past, like expressing doubt over the moon landing; for example, it would work in the sentence "If the 1969 moonwalk was real, why can't I see the lunar rover with my telescope?" In conclusion, the headline should read "If Star Wars Were (or had been) Real." With all due thanks for your time and efforts, The National Board of Grouchy People for the Preservation of the Subjunctive Tense (Were Such an Organization Actually Real, That is.) No, no, no! It needs to be “If Star Wars ‘were’ real!” “WERE”, dangit! You need the future subjunctive tense, not this half-formed grammatical fetus! When expressing a wish or a probability/possibility, you need to use future subjunctive. As it’s worded now, you’re speculating on the past, like expressing doubt over the moon landing; for example, it would work in the sentence “If the 1969 moonwalk was real, why can’t I see the lunar rover with my telescope?”

In conclusion, the headline should read “If Star Wars Were (or had been) Real.” With all due thanks for your time and efforts,
The National Board of Grouchy People for the Preservation of the Subjunctive Tense (Were Such an Organization Actually Real, That is.)

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