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| <html><P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Certain fixed expressions use the subjunctive. For example:</SPAN></B></P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Long <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">live</SPAN> the Queen/President!</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">God <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">bless </SPAN>you.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Heaven <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">forbid</SPAN>! [when you really hope that something doesn't happen]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Heaven <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">help</SPAN> us!</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Be</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> that as it may, I still want you to finish the job by Friday. [That may be true or not but...]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">We're all in the same boat, as it <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">were</SPAN>. [...in a way, so to speak.]</SPAN></B></P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> Come</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> what may, I'll continue to support you. [Whatever happens...]</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P></SPAN></B> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Far <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">be</SPAN> it from me to disagree/criticise etc... [a polite introduction to a negative comment]<SPAN style="COLOR: red"></SPAN></ |