writerly whinge of the day

[queenlua]

why is the subjunctive mood so horrible and awkward in English

"he wished he hadn't had to do this" is so interesting/beautiful in theory but sounds like such a clunker in practice

romance languages don't have this problem

UGH

Comments

[lavendre]

aww, i get this frustration too. at least they make for fun tongue twisters? XD