— Malayan Proverb
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wobray
November 30, 2012, 10:16 pm
Wouldn't "grows" be more appropriate here?
CarpeLanam
March 15, 2013, 8:28 pm
This demonstrates the traditional use of the subjunctive mood for conditional statements, although it has fallen into disuse in modern English.
abra
October 20, 2013, 6:36 pm
I'm in awe.
abra
March 11, 2015, 11:51 am
I'm still in awe, of Carpelanam, not the proverb.
universalmom
June 18, 2015, 10:22 am
Spoken like a true Latin scholar, Carpe

blueladyblue
February 5, 2018, 1:08 pm
I don't like autumn. Dead things, even leaves, make me sad. Though.
LLapp
June 12, 2019, 5:26 pm
What makes the sentence subjunctive is that it's setting up a hypothetical situation. The subjunctive mood is the mood of possible or imagined reality, rather than actual fact. The implied word "might" fits in this one -- "Though a tree might grow ever so high" -- and there you have the "possible reality" setup.
mohamm1
December 13, 2020, 11:41 pm
Though a crypto solve take ever so long... 278 seconds.
NoiseLTD
September 30, 2021, 12:34 pm
wobray CarpeLanam's comment was in response to yours. The verb "grow" is subjunctive. It's like "God bless America." It's not imperative, "God, bless America!", giving God an order. More the sense of "May God bless America." "God blesses America." is indicative mood.
Synonymous
March 30, 2022, 10:04 pm
(Raised Hand) Can I go to the bathroom?
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