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“If I was to” vs. “If I were to” [duplicate]
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“If I was” or “If I were”. Which is more common, and which is correct?
If I was to sum up my computer knowledge in one word, it would be “destitute”.
If I were ...
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Why is American English so wedded to the subjunctive? [closed]
In the sentence 'She suggested that they go to the cinema' there is no way of telling from the sentence in isolation whether it means that the speaker gave advice on attending a moving picture show, ...
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Correct usage of “were” or “was”? [duplicate]
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“If I was” or “If I were”. Which is more common, and which is correct?
I am unsure whether to use "were" or "was" in the following instances
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“If something were” or “If something was” in the 2nd conditional? [duplicate]
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Which is correct: “what if there was” or “what if there were”?
Correct usage of was/were on the object of a sentence
“Was” or ...
