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jim.beale's.'was'

deferring the washing yet again. like crt better than sink.

<<If it was a valid (immediate) inference, it would not be open to question
(granted the truth of the protasis) as more evidence comes to light!>>

this sentence would have been a honey re huxomhv & alia to illustrate the
hellenic tendency to put indicatives into contrary to fact conditions (where
latin, like higher brow english, would prefer a more conditional or subjunctive
format).

shalom,
bearded bill of asheville <bthurman@unca.edu>
unca not having approved either whom or thereof.

p.s. or might i have said 'demotic tendency' sans an av = an in tow?