Re: OT: WAY OT: Re: OT: Re: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded?

Quoting Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...>:

> On Sun, 18 May 2003 10:00:16 +1000 Tristan McLeay
> <kesuari@...>
> writes:
> > Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> >
> > > God forbids!
> >
> > The expression is actually 'God forbid'. How nice of English to use
> > different (archaic) grammatical rules in fixed phrases.
>
> actually, 'God forbid' is usually used as imperative, so this phrase
> doesn't use "different (archaic) grammatical rules".
Is it? If so, it should technbically be spelt "God, forbid", with a comma,
right.

It's never occured to me that it could be taken as anything but a subjunctive.

                                                   Andreas

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