tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post5868371352868493055..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Subjunctive mood... not long for this world?Edittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-16617782206564193452009-08-20T13:11:16.981-05:002009-08-20T13:11:16.981-05:00I really love the subjunctive and hope we don'...I really love the subjunctive and hope we don't lose it. The language will be poorer for it.<br /><br />These grammar related posts are my absolute favorite - thank you for them!Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-80726223406969355972009-08-20T08:01:33.510-05:002009-08-20T08:01:33.510-05:00I read a book by a linguist a while back that expl...I read a book by a linguist a while back that explained that languages move towards greater simplicity as more geographically diverse people with different accents speak them to each other. <br /><br />Case endings are among the first things to go when a language, like Latin, spreads. None of the Romance languages have preserved them. <br /><br />Languages spoken by people who don't encounter strangers much (as in the Slavic heartland) preserve their complex case structures better.<br /><br />I don't know if it is true, but it sounded logical to me.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-53843836383588463232009-08-19T22:56:22.864-05:002009-08-19T22:56:22.864-05:00I just want to point out that most editors are not...I just want to point out that most editors are not going to dismiss you utterly as a writer if you don't always get this right.<br /><br />What's interesting to me is how we DO get it right, without actually knowing the rules precisely. I think human ability to absorb grammar rules is amazing.<br /><br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-67989979544703226442009-08-19T21:56:28.417-05:002009-08-19T21:56:28.417-05:00I'm holding the line on the subjunctive, too. ...I'm holding the line on the subjunctive, too. I correct errors in mood routinely, but I must admit, in character dialogue, I sometimes leave the errors. Educated people use the subjunctive in speech, so some characters also would use it. Sort of a judgment call.<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-33893458930379968892009-08-19T21:40:34.243-05:002009-08-19T21:40:34.243-05:00As someone who has cursed the subjunctive mood in ...As someone who has cursed the subjunctive mood in more than one language, I can honestly say that should the subjunctive fall from use in English -- and I hope that it does not -- I shall be very sad indeed. Intricacies like this one are one of the things that make English, though complicated, interesting and beautiful. And, I do believe that it adds to the meaning of the sentence. So, though many may ignore the rule, I believe it is a good one, and it will be a sad thing for it to be dropped.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-73560573320692231062009-08-19T21:19:05.398-05:002009-08-19T21:19:05.398-05:00I believe subjunctive mood will be here to stay, j...I believe subjunctive mood will be here to stay, just some folks will ignore it.<br /><br />And it will always bother me when they do -- it's part of my job as English prof and part-time editor to be annoyed by nerdy things like that.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09534552292410355497noreply@blogger.com