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“It’s high time that the historical playing field is levelled to introduce a balance between history and herstory.”
Lise Hand; Our Understanding of History Is Out of Date; The Times (London, UK); Jul 14, 2018.
Shouldn't it be "was" instead?
Thanks.
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I think that the correct form here would be the subjunctive "be":
“It’s high time that the historical playing field be levelled to introduce a balance between history and herstory.”
Lise Hand; Our Understanding of History Is Out of Date; The Times (London, UK); Jul 14, 2018.
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Koh Elaine wrote:Shouldn't it be "was" instead? Yes.
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papo_308 wrote:I think that the correct form here would be the subjunctive "be"
The present subjunctive is rarely used in British English. We use past indicative after it's (high) time (that) ....
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I'm a firm believer in the use of the subjunctive, but in this situation "was" is the right word.
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"Is" and "was" are both correct, but "was" is more common in this context in AE.
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"Is" and "was" are both correct, but "was" is more common in this context in AE.
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