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Tova:
You just linked to an article that states that "English has no conditional mood ..."

Anyway, I personally would have written the sentence thusly*:

"If he'd been a closet alcoholic and had made the decision to shoot himself while drunk, I think the autopsy guys would have easily found a lot of alcohol in his system."

But don't ask me to justify it.  :roll:

* I chose this word because it is a bit silly.

GeoCorn:
Even on these forums I can't escape English classes! Lol

jwhouk:
The more likely outcome would have been the rapid deterioration of his liver.

Carl-E:

--- Quote from: jwhouk on 23 Oct 2011, 18:47 ---The more likely outcome would have been the rapid long-term deterioration of his liver.

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The liver is amazingly resilient.  It takes years  of abuse to make it look like a sponge.  There are some viral diseases that can do it quicker, but not alcohol. 


--- Quote from: http://www.gastro.com/Gastro/liverdisease/cirrhosis.aspx ---While almost everyone who drinks excessive amounts of alcohol sustains some liver damage, it does not necessarily develop into cirrhosis. In those individuals who drink one-half to one pint (8 to 16 ounces) of hard liquor per day (or the equivalent in other alcoholic drinks), for 15 years or more, about one-third develop cirrhosis. Another third develop fatty livers, while the remainder have only minor liver problems. In general, the more you drink, the greater the frequency and regularity of excessive intake, the more likely that cirrhosis will result. A poor diet, long considered to be the main factor in the development of cirrhosis in the alcoholic, is probably only a contributing factor. Alcohol by itself, in large amounts, is a poison which can cause cirrhosis.

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