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09-Sep-2006, 22:42

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Re: would you mind if

I was under the impression that the modern past tense forms represent a fusion of the Old English past subjunctive and past indicative forms.

Thus for example "ic stæl" [past indic.] and "ic stǣle" [past subj.] are both present in "I stole".

(I'm not sure if this is relevant, or even interesting.)

MrP

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