That's what I thought, too. The subjunctive was used a lot more often back then.
> Doug wrote:
>
> >Here's a test.
> >
> >Jack be nimble.
> >Jack be quick.
> >Jack jump over the candlestick.
> >
> >Is that Ye olde white English or Ebonics ?
>
> I thought it was subjunctive mood.
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