Be careful what you wish for, lest it ____ true. |
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Added: December 2007 |
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| sinan - 18th December 2007 09:48
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| it is true to use ''lest it should come true.
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| Christopher Fairs - 29th January 2008 01:31
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| 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).
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