Ernest Hemingway
I like American and English writers very much. Some weeks ago I’d read the book «Winner take nothing» by Ernest Hemingway. Now I want to read this book in original (in English). I Don’t understand why the title of the book is «Winner take nothing», but not «Winner takes nothing». Can you explain to me?
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Ernest Hemingway
I like American and English writers very much. Some weeks ago I read the book «Winner take nothing» by Ernest Hemingway. Now I want to read this book in original (in English). I Don’t understand why the title of the book is «Winner take nothing», but not «Winner takes nothing». Can you explain to me?Winner take all is a slightly antiquated form of subjunctive. Most speakers would simply say winner takes all.
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