by vladimir » Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:40 pm
Lucky Lucan wrote:So you were talking hypothetically in the present about someone who died in 1945? Can you explain that?
'I think you'd back Hitler if he had money.' Now, we all
know Hitler is dead, yes? So obviously it
must be a hypothetical - in this case impossible - situation.'
What we are doing is juxtaposing 2 people in time...one we know is dead, with scobienz...who is alive, (more or less).
It's a conditional, and it indicates a hypothetical situation, pretty sure it's acceptable. Usage in conditionals is weird...for example...If I were a doctor...
Interesting...
I wasn't actually talking, I was posting. Perhaps we could discuss the correct usage for that at a later stage.
[quote="Lucky Lucan"]So you were talking hypothetically in the present about someone who died in 1945? Can you explain that? :bravo:[/quote]
'I think you'd back Hitler if he had money.' Now, we all [b]know[/b] Hitler is dead, yes? So obviously it [b]must[/b] be a hypothetical - in this case impossible - situation.'
What we are doing is juxtaposing 2 people in time...one we know is dead, with scobienz...who is alive, (more or less).
It's a conditional, and it indicates a hypothetical situation, pretty sure it's acceptable. Usage in conditionals is weird...for example...If I were a doctor...
Interesting...
I wasn't actually talking, I was posting. Perhaps we could discuss the correct usage for that at a later stage. :wink: