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  • From: "Vadim Cherny" <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
  • To: "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] tenses
  • Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:16:41 +0300

You lecture me on the etymology of my language?

Yep. Let me remind you that recently you rejected usage of "would" for future, and I provided you several examples of just such use, e.g., in polite or uncertain speech.

And I told you that these are not examples of future - although I agree that "would" is used as a past form of "will" in reported speech about the future.

"in reported speech about future". That sounds like a future tense to me.

"Would" is used instead of "will" to indicate extra politeness and less than certainty, isn't it?

Vadim Cherny




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