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British writers (among whom I number journalists, who, after all, probably write more English than most people) sometimes go to great lengths to avoid using the subjunctive, resulting in writing that jars what poor sensibilities might remain to Americans:
Countless urns and jars were decorated with drawings of his heroic exploits, but in fact he belongs to myth rather than to history.
He escapes, but the incident jars him.
Notice the oil and wine jars in the shops, the bakers’ ovens and flour-grinding mills shaped like giant cotton-reels (excavators found a donkey lying by one he’d been turning when Vesuvius erupted).
Most of the items you’ll find in Madeira, like pretty hand-painted plates, planters, jugs, and jars, come from the mainland — but if you’re not traveling to other parts of the country, Madeira is still a good place to pick them up at bargain prices.