About once a day, Molitor and I stare at one another in pride and bewilderment at something Alice has said. In recent memory:
"If I were a princess, then..." -- How many adults grasp the subjunctive contrary to fact, eh?
"In the process of making <such and such>, I ..." -- Uh, yeah. Again, not many adults work multiple clauses into their conversational sentences.
"If I were a princess, then..." -- How many adults grasp the subjunctive contrary to fact, eh?
"In the process of making <such and such>, I ..." -- Uh, yeah. Again, not many adults work multiple clauses into their conversational sentences.
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