Date:  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 08:52:37 -0500

From:  "Kathleen M. O'Neill" <koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIC.EDU>

Subject: Re: If I was



>If you look at old, really old, grammar books, you'll see rules saying

>that the proper past perfect subjunctive is

> "If I had been more careful, ... I wouldn't have muddied the waters..."



Really old? I use that form most commonly (of all forms in question).

I'm rather young. :-)

Though I suppose the _grammar books_ that were used

for my instruction could be considered really old.

Hmm.

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