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Note 8.2 — SIN QUERER

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quieras que no 'whether you like it or not.' The full form is que quieras o que no quieras; que quieras que no and quieras o no quieras are also found. Ramsey, § 940, says: "The alternative expressions made by the subjunctive used independently may be regarded as modifications of the imperative, in which the thing commanded is so indeterminate that they are mere general permissions." See also, §§ 941, 942.

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