Message Forum: Re: If he were a babe...

Re: If he were a babe...

Posted By: koalamom, on host 4.33.108.254
Date: Saturday, August 4, 2001, at 09:53:22
In Reply To: Re: If he were a babe... posted by Wolfspirit on Friday, August 3, 2001, at 23:27:18:

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> Wolf "Not as concerned with this as with realizing that 'If Dave WASN'T a babe' might be the correct form of the contracted negation. Gah! Now if Dave DOESN'T turn into a mermaid or something to justify all the debate over possible gender, I'll be SORELY UPSET" spirit
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No, I think "were" is correct. "If Dave WASN'T a babe" implies that "we all know Dave *is* a babe, but if he *wasn't* such a babe, then..."

koala"never thought she'd be discussing the babeness of Dave"mom

Replies To This Message

Re: If Dave were a babe... - Wolfspirit - Sat, 8/4/2001, 10:51:10
- Re: If Dave were a babe... - Sam - Sat, 8/4/2001, 18:42:00
  - Re: If Dave were a babe... - Wolfspirit - Sun, 8/5/2001, 07:01:25
    - Re: If Dave were a babe... - Sam - Sun, 8/5/2001, 19:18:11
      - Re: If Dave were a babe... - Wolfspirit - Sun, 8/5/2001, 19:49:31
        
        Re: If Dave were a babe... - gabby - Sun, 8/5/2001, 20:12:05
        
        Re: If Dave were a babe... - Wolfspirit - Sun, 8/5/2001, 20:47:26
        
        Re: If Dave were a babe... - Sam - Mon, 8/6/2001, 17:20:20
        
        Re: If Dave were to smack a babe... - gabby - Mon, 8/6/2001, 17:03:41
        
        Re: If Dave were a babe... - Nyperold - Mon, 8/6/2001, 06:54:04