The implicitly verbalized scientific uncertainty/certainty was investigated by linguistic characteristics of the German language such as using the subjunctive.
People speak in a stately, wordy idiom, disdaining contractions and using the subjunctive with breathtaking precision.
To do this, use straightforward language and simple verbs (avoid using the subjunctive or excessive conditional clauses).
By way of illustration, suppose U, who wants the audience A to close the door, utters 'Close the door.' U M-intends that A should intend to close the door, and note: we specify what U means using the subjunctive mood.
We prefer to entrust the definition of our way of relating with reality to the hypothetic-dubitative triangulations of the conditional and the subjunctive, mainly because we tend to measure the reliability of what is apparent by using the yardstick of its paradigmatic 'should be'.
We stumble both by failing to use the subjunctive when we should and by overcorrecting and using it when it isn't called for.
The best way to learn how to use the subjunctive is by seeing examples of its use.
Use the subjunctive "were," not "was," for this hypothetical construction.
Use the subjunctive for this contrary-to-fact condition: "were headed".
