It might be something to do with subjunctives - English does have them, though they are hard to recognize.
"I want that you give me that apple". that seems to be OK if a little old fashioned and stilted. "I want that he obey his teacher" (not, that he obeys). Its a bit like je veux que tu ailles a la poste. Better to avoid the problem by using the infinitive. "I want you to give" "I want him to obey". Not he, of course, him. Richmond as an EFL guru will know the proper answer to this.... -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/OT-Installing-Linux-fonts-tp2219888p2259430.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution