Rule reminder
Summary of Italian exceptive connectors: (1) 'a meno che non' + subjunctive — formal standard; (2) 'se non' + indicative — informal/colloquial; (3) 'tranne che non' + subjunctive — formal-standard written; (4) 'salvo che non' + subjunctive — formal written; (5) 'fuorché' + noun/infinitive — literary/elevated; (6) 'salvo' + noun — legal/contractual compact; (7) 'eccetto che' + subjunctive — formal written. All finite-clause forms require subjunctive.
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