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Old 24-Jun-2007, 21:27
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Wink Re: Subjunctive

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I think you mean, 'Far be it for me to tell you what to do.'
Am I right?
I'm afraid you're wrong, I mean the phrase Far be it from somebody to do something is a fixed phrase, with the subjunctive used. Thus, you can't actually change anything within it.
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