In American English^x, Idioms^x, Subjunctives^x

Yankee wrote: Just to add a little more confusion to this thread, I'd like to mention that I've also heard this idiom used with 'c a me' (i.e. in a sentence with the same format as a type 2 conditional). I've just never actually heard it used with the subjunctive 'come'. Just to clear...

Hello Latin Those sentences are quite formal in structure. This means they sound incongruous when you insert an 'informal' zone in the middle. It's like wearing jeans with a tuxedo. An easier way of avoiding the subjunctive is to change the idiom. For instance, native BrE speakers...