Replies to post #15934 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[dougSF30]

greg,

You are splitting hairs over the use of the subjunctive.

No, I'm instructing you on its proper usage. "was" is not 1st person present subjunctive, nor is it 1st person past subjunctive.

You stated that my usage was incorrect. I have shown it was not.

No, in fact, you yourself have shown it to be incorrect, if unwittingly. I merely confirmed that fact.

I have endured you long enough.

Long enough to lose the argument. It's so much easier to say, "oops, you were right."

I am off to do something constructive.

It's never too late to try something new.

Doug

[blauboad]

You are splitting hairs over the use of the subjunctive. You stated that my usage was incorrect. I have shown it was not.

No, you're quite wrong. The link Doug provided would show that, were you to look at it.

I'll venture that there is no conceivable situation in which the phrase "If I was" would be grammatically correct. It is certainly not "present subjunctive" as you claimed.

Sorry for the OT posts; this has hit a pet peeve of mine.