Stephanie was here. I wish Stephanie were here. Tim picks up the dry cleaning. It’s imperative that Tim pick up the dry cleaning. You are on time. It’s crucial you be on time. Have you ever noticed ...

Grammatically, the subjunctive is a verb mood, not a verb tense. Most sentences use the indicative mood; the subjunctive in English has fairly restricted uses. Often, subjunctive forms don't look any ...

Sometimes, what might have been never stops mattering. By Jean Chen Ho I’ve always had an unstable relationship to time. Maybe that’s because in Chinese, my first language, verbs aren’t conjugated.

My $18 Associated Press Stylebook wouldn’t tell me. My $8 Strunk and White’s “The Elements of Style” wouldn’t tell me. My $55 Chicago Manual of Style wouldn’t tell me. “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information American Speech is concerned principally with the English language in the Western Hemisphere, although articles dealing with ...