From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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Date: | Thursday, November 11, 1999, 19:21 |
Lars Henrik Mathiesen wrote:> Subjunctive perfect is better. Lewis & Short have this to say:But why subjunctive at all? Future perfect indicative makes more sense to me; the examples in Lewis and Short show "quamdiu" governing the indicative. -- John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com jcowan@reutershealth.com Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis vom dies! / Schliess eurer Aug vor heiliger Schau Den er genoss vom Honig-Tau / Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)