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Anon, Ok, I see you are a brave soul, making such a bold statement hiding behind an empty entity “Anonymous” calling people “ignorant”. Well, I tell you what, I think I have a couple of shots left in the barrel and I’d like you to have it. First, I am not sure what credential you have giving...

My question is "If a sentence contains 'didn't + something' in the if-clause, it should not be a subjunctive?"I'm lost by your use of "should". There's nothing to be done in terms of what one should or should not do. didn't is simply a non-standard substitute subjunctive for the standard...

Hi Happy, This area is a very contentious one, so it is not surprising that you find different pronouncements within and between grammar books. Here is my opinion on the examples you present: (1) 'Who did it ?' Not I.' The pronoun stands in parallel to the subject 'who', and is a shortened...