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Christmas ghosts

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1justjim
Dec 4, 2014, 9:58 pm

I think this Christmas ghost is, or more correctly, was, one of us.

2elenchus
Dec 4, 2014, 10:08 pm

I'm not enough a grammarian to confirm the proper use of the future perfect subjunctive, but I can't imagine I would like it more had I learned it properly when I was in school.

3overthemoon
Dec 5, 2014, 1:43 am

I would have put "changed your ways".

4dtw42
Jan 8, 2015, 9:36 am

>3 overthemoon:: so would I.

5PossMan
Jan 8, 2015, 2:20 pm

6EricJT
Edited: Jan 16, 2015, 5:08 am

>3 overthemoon: :: As would I have done.