Be careful what you wish for, lest it ____ true. |
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Comments: 2
Added: December 2007
| sinan - 18th December 2007 09:48 |
| it is true to use ''lest it should come true. |
| Christopher Fairs - 29th January 2008 01:31 |
| Lest is followed by the subjunctive tense. It means 'in order that ...should (not) + verb. So it should, in this case be 'come true'. The negative is built into the word 'lest' so another negative should not be used in the same expression (lest it negate the original meaning). |
