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Strothotte, T., "The use of the subjunctive in problem solving", in Jernigan, R., Hamill, B.W., Weintraub, D.M. (ed.), The role of language in problem solving, Amsterdam, North-Holland, 1985, pp. 147-157. Google

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147 ;;Quote: a person will try to predict the probable outcome of each alternative; a computer can only try something and examine the consequences
148 ;;Quote: the subjunctive corresponds to predicting outcomes, e.g., What would happen if ...


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