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|    Anton Shepelev to Alexander Koryagin    |
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|    17 Dec 18 22:22:24    |
   
   Alexander Koryagin:   
      
   AK> Do you think it would be more logical if we use them   
   AK> vice versa? ;=)   
      
   Since the apodosis is in the subjunctive ("would" is the   
   past tense of "will"), the protais must be in the past tense   
   ("used").   
      
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    * Origin: *** nntp://fidonews.mine.nu *** Finland *** (2:221/6.0)   
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