It should be possible to edit the thread title via these pages:
http://www.chess.com/members/view_content/BloodyJack
http://www.chess.com/forum/post?id=13421592
If Chess Were Created Now...
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heinzie wrote:
It should be possible to edit the thread title via these pages:
Oh wow, thank you.
Why they wouldn't allow me to simply edit the title in the actual thread is beyond me...
May 5, 2013
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Sheesh. Anos promised a trophy to the person who spotted the grammatical error. I did that, and instead he argued with me. Oh well.
SmyslovFan wrote:
Past tense subjunctive is "were". "If Chess were created now" is more correct than If chess was created now.
"If I were a rich man...."
Or more stuffy (depends on your viewpoint).
SmyslovFan wrote:
Sheesh. Anos promised a trophy to the person who spotted the grammatical error. I did that, and instead he argued with me. Oh well.
An apt fate for a grammar cop, I'd say.
The thread URL still reads general/if-chess-was-created-now?... too
A triumph for alternate wordings!
"I have remembered everything since the day my mother stopped breastfeeding me. It was a drizzly Tuesday morning..."
-Dr. Sheldon Cooper
Whoa, one of those Marilu Henner guys.
Would you mind telling me who Marilu Henner is and what the corrolation between him/her and my Dr. Sheldon Cooper quote is?
If you thought Marilu Henner was special when you watched her on "Taxi," you were right. The actress is one of only 12 people in the world diagnosed with hyperthymesia, or highly superior autobiographical memory. The 60-year-old can remember almost every day of her life, including what she did, who she was with and even what she ate. She even says she remembers her baptism. Henner likens it to a DVD's "scene selection" menu with "little videos moving simultaneously ... I'm scrolling through them." In her new book, "Total Memory Makeover," she offers tips for unlocking repressed memories. We're guessing she never had to say "Line!" on the set.
I would love to edit the title to appease you guys, but as far as I know that isn't possible.
However using create over invent was a conscious choice; I don't know why you would want me to change it. To me it seems that invent would imply an absolutely original game, which this altered version of chess technically wouldn't be. But I don't know if alternate realities are really accounted for in English grammar