I have a friend who wondered — on Facebook, the only place for modern contemplation — whether food can be too fancy for the Super Bowl.
Actually, what she said was this: “If I were writing features, I’d write a cooking story on whether football food (specifically Super Bowl food) can be too fancy.”
Naturally, I took that as a direct challenge, while also appreciating her correct use of the subjunctive mood with the word “were.”
At the time she posted it, she still had a dog in the fight — her favorite team is the Buffalo Bills, who made
