春風の
花を散らすと
見る夢は
さめても胸の
騒ぐなりけり
-- 西行
the Spring wind
scattering blossoms
I saw it in a dream
but when I awoke the sound
was still rustling in my breast
-- Saigyō, translator unknown
ねがはくは
花の下にて
春死なむ
そのきさらぎの
もち月のころ
-- 西行
Let me die in spring
under the blossoming trees,
let it be around
that full moon
of Kisaragi month
-- Saigyō, translator Burton Watson
Welcome to my salon pour une. Enjoy the cherry blossoms.
I am completely outing myself as a prescriptivist grammarian here, but I can’t be the only one who winces when native speakers say “I would have went.” Don’t even get me started on the decline of the subjunctive mood in English.
My boss’ pet peeve is “Me neither” (which he’s caught me on twice), but that doesn’t make my ears hurt, at least.