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Which one is correct: "wish I was here" or "wish I were here"?

Possible Duplicate: “If I was” or “If I were”. Which is more common, and which is correct? Which one is the correct form: "Wish I was here" or "wish I were here"? I've heard both of them ma …
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My family *is* or My family *are*?

In American English, collective nouns are almost always treated as singular. In British English, it often depends on whether the speaker/writer sees the noun as a unit or as individuals. That seems to …
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