[Buddha-l] Re: Greetings from Oviedo

[Stephen Hodge]

Chan Fu wrote:

>> "If the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had not ocurred..."

> If I was abbot, I'd have your ass just for that first "if"

Oh dear, yet another smart-arse on this list !  If I were abbot, I'd send 
you off for basic English lessons.  Never heard of the conditional ?   So I 
rephrase:  "It is difficult to determine who would have ultimately prevailed 
if the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had not ocurred".  Perfectly clear 
and coherent.

Best wishes,
Stephen Hodge