Why is the “were” placed ahead? [duplicate]
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A special use of “should”?
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“Even were he not to…”
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Loosely speaking, the mode is the highest bump, the median is where half the area is to the right and half is to the left, and the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
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subjunctive-mood conditionals inversion
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A special use of “should”?
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Loosely speaking, the mode is the highest bump, the median is where half the area is to the right and half is to the left, and the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
Here is the source.
subjunctive-mood conditionals inversion
edited Sep 13 '15 at 18:54
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marked as duplicate by tchrist♦, Dan Bron, Drew, ScotM, Community♦ Apr 20 '15 at 1:29
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It's creating a counterfactual (using the subjunctive, if you subscribe to the notion of a subjunctive in English). In other words: that were is acting like an if it were, because in reality, the histogram is not a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal.
– Dan Bron
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Related and probable duplicate of one or another of english.stackexchange.com/q/1308 english.stackexchange.com/q/2631 english.stackexchange.com/q/95741 english.stackexchange.com/q/95943 english.stackexchange.com/q/177784 english.stackexchange.com/q/162357 english.stackexchange.com/q/233992 english.stackexchange.com/q/48819 english.stackexchange.com/q/32830
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@tchrist Well-found. I'm VtC as a dupe of your first suggestion. Also, if you have some magic trick which allows you to explicitly add linebreaks in comments (and the fact those links appear each on their own line isn't just an accident or artifact of SE), you have to tell me what it is.
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A special use of “should”?
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“Even were he not to…”
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Loosely speaking, the mode is the highest bump, the median is where half the area is to the right and half is to the left, and the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
Here is the source.
subjunctive-mood conditionals inversion
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This question already has an answer here:
A special use of “should”?
4 answers
“Even were he not to…”
3 answers
Loosely speaking, the mode is the highest bump, the median is where half the area is to the right and half is to the left, and the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
Here is the source.
This question already has an answer here:
A special use of “should”?
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“Even were he not to…”
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subjunctive-mood conditionals inversion
subjunctive-mood conditionals inversion
edited Sep 13 '15 at 18:54
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asked Apr 19 '15 at 12:46
lerner
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edited Sep 13 '15 at 18:54
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asked Apr 19 '15 at 12:46
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edited Sep 13 '15 at 18:54
tchrist♦
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edited Sep 13 '15 at 18:54
tchrist♦
108k28290458
edited Sep 13 '15 at 18:54
tchrist♦
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108k28290458
asked Apr 19 '15 at 12:46
lerner
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asked Apr 19 '15 at 12:46
lerner
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asked Apr 19 '15 at 12:46
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marked as duplicate by tchrist♦, Dan Bron, Drew, ScotM, Community♦ Apr 20 '15 at 1:29
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marked as duplicate by tchrist♦, Dan Bron, Drew, ScotM, Community♦ Apr 20 '15 at 1:29
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It's creating a counterfactual (using the subjunctive, if you subscribe to the notion of a subjunctive in English). In other words: that were is acting like an if it were, because in reality, the histogram is not a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 12:49
Related and probable duplicate of one or another of english.stackexchange.com/q/1308 english.stackexchange.com/q/2631 english.stackexchange.com/q/95741 english.stackexchange.com/q/95943 english.stackexchange.com/q/177784 english.stackexchange.com/q/162357 english.stackexchange.com/q/233992 english.stackexchange.com/q/48819 english.stackexchange.com/q/32830
– tchrist♦
Apr 19 '15 at 16:44
@tchrist Well-found. I'm VtC as a dupe of your first suggestion. Also, if you have some magic trick which allows you to explicitly add linebreaks in comments (and the fact those links appear each on their own line isn't just an accident or artifact of SE), you have to tell me what it is.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 16:49
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It's creating a counterfactual (using the subjunctive, if you subscribe to the notion of a subjunctive in English). In other words: that were is acting like an if it were, because in reality, the histogram is not a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 12:49
Related and probable duplicate of one or another of english.stackexchange.com/q/1308 english.stackexchange.com/q/2631 english.stackexchange.com/q/95741 english.stackexchange.com/q/95943 english.stackexchange.com/q/177784 english.stackexchange.com/q/162357 english.stackexchange.com/q/233992 english.stackexchange.com/q/48819 english.stackexchange.com/q/32830
– tchrist♦
Apr 19 '15 at 16:44
@tchrist Well-found. I'm VtC as a dupe of your first suggestion. Also, if you have some magic trick which allows you to explicitly add linebreaks in comments (and the fact those links appear each on their own line isn't just an accident or artifact of SE), you have to tell me what it is.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 16:49
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It's creating a counterfactual (using the subjunctive, if you subscribe to the notion of a subjunctive in English). In other words: that were is acting like an if it were, because in reality, the histogram is not a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 12:49
It's creating a counterfactual (using the subjunctive, if you subscribe to the notion of a subjunctive in English). In other words: that were is acting like an if it were, because in reality, the histogram is not a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 12:49
Related and probable duplicate of one or another of english.stackexchange.com/q/1308 english.stackexchange.com/q/2631 english.stackexchange.com/q/95741 english.stackexchange.com/q/95943 english.stackexchange.com/q/177784 english.stackexchange.com/q/162357 english.stackexchange.com/q/233992 english.stackexchange.com/q/48819 english.stackexchange.com/q/32830
– tchrist♦
Apr 19 '15 at 16:44
Related and probable duplicate of one or another of english.stackexchange.com/q/1308 english.stackexchange.com/q/2631 english.stackexchange.com/q/95741 english.stackexchange.com/q/95943 english.stackexchange.com/q/177784 english.stackexchange.com/q/162357 english.stackexchange.com/q/233992 english.stackexchange.com/q/48819 english.stackexchange.com/q/32830
– tchrist♦
Apr 19 '15 at 16:44
@tchrist Well-found. I'm VtC as a dupe of your first suggestion. Also, if you have some magic trick which allows you to explicitly add linebreaks in comments (and the fact those links appear each on their own line isn't just an accident or artifact of SE), you have to tell me what it is.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 16:49
@tchrist Well-found. I'm VtC as a dupe of your first suggestion. Also, if you have some magic trick which allows you to explicitly add linebreaks in comments (and the fact those links appear each on their own line isn't just an accident or artifact of SE), you have to tell me what it is.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 16:49
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This part is all in subjunctive mood/conditional, indicating the hypothetical:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
meaning:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] were a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
or, less formal:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] would be a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
The "were it" subject-verb inversion devices replaces the "if" conditional construct.
"If it would be" is less formal, and some language boards consider it even incorrect/tolerated.
answered Apr 19 '15 at 13:43
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active
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active
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accepted
This part is all in subjunctive mood/conditional, indicating the hypothetical:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
meaning:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] were a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
or, less formal:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] would be a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
The "were it" subject-verb inversion devices replaces the "if" conditional construct.
"If it would be" is less formal, and some language boards consider it even incorrect/tolerated.
answered Apr 19 '15 at 13:43
Marius Hancu
7,0241612
add a comment |
up vote
1
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accepted
This part is all in subjunctive mood/conditional, indicating the hypothetical:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
meaning:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] were a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
or, less formal:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] would be a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
The "were it" subject-verb inversion devices replaces the "if" conditional construct.
"If it would be" is less formal, and some language boards consider it even incorrect/tolerated.
answered Apr 19 '15 at 13:43
Marius Hancu
7,0241612
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up vote
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up vote
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This part is all in subjunctive mood/conditional, indicating the hypothetical:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
meaning:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] were a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
or, less formal:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] would be a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
The "were it" subject-verb inversion devices replaces the "if" conditional construct.
"If it would be" is less formal, and some language boards consider it even incorrect/tolerated.
answered Apr 19 '15 at 13:43
Marius Hancu
7,0241612
This part is all in subjunctive mood/conditional, indicating the hypothetical:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, were it a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
meaning:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] were a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
or, less formal:
the mean is where the histogram would balance, if it [the histogram] would be a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal
The "were it" subject-verb inversion devices replaces the "if" conditional construct.
"If it would be" is less formal, and some language boards consider it even incorrect/tolerated.
answered Apr 19 '15 at 13:43
Marius Hancu
7,0241612
answered Apr 19 '15 at 13:43
Marius Hancu
7,0241612
answered Apr 19 '15 at 13:43
Marius Hancu
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answered Apr 19 '15 at 13:43
Marius Hancu
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7,0241612
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It's creating a counterfactual (using the subjunctive, if you subscribe to the notion of a subjunctive in English). In other words: that were is acting like an if it were, because in reality, the histogram is not a solid object cut out of a uniform block of metal.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 12:49
Related and probable duplicate of one or another of english.stackexchange.com/q/1308 english.stackexchange.com/q/2631 english.stackexchange.com/q/95741 english.stackexchange.com/q/95943 english.stackexchange.com/q/177784 english.stackexchange.com/q/162357 english.stackexchange.com/q/233992 english.stackexchange.com/q/48819 english.stackexchange.com/q/32830
– tchrist♦
Apr 19 '15 at 16:44
@tchrist Well-found. I'm VtC as a dupe of your first suggestion. Also, if you have some magic trick which allows you to explicitly add linebreaks in comments (and the fact those links appear each on their own line isn't just an accident or artifact of SE), you have to tell me what it is.
– Dan Bron
Apr 19 '15 at 16:49