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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: If I was or were? #18025 02/05/2001 10:53 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia Bridget addict Bridget addict Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia In casual conversation this distinction is starting to fade, and "was" is often used in both the above situations. This reminds me of my dislike of modern usage/blurring of 'may' and 'might'. 'If I were to read the board more often, I may have posted an answer earlier.' and similar abominations. Bingley's 3rd person examples make it much easier to follow - a tip I'll remember for the future! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted If I was or were? des 02/02/2001 2:40 PM Re: If I was or were? Sparteye 02/02/2001 3:20 PM Re: If I was or were? Bobyoungbalt 02/02/2001 3:53 PM Re: If I was or were? of troy 02/02/2001 4:15 PM Re: If I was or were? Bingley 02/04/2001 10:22 AM Re: If I was or were? rkay 02/04/2001 11:33 AM Re: If I was or were? Bridget 02/05/2001 10:53 AM Re: If I was or were? Capital Kiwi 02/05/2001 3:48 PM Re: If I was or were? Hyla 02/05/2001 4:08 PM Re: If I was or were? NicholasW 02/06/2001 11:00 AM Re: If I was or were? Jackie 02/06/2001 12:34 PM Re: If I was or were? Bobyoungbalt 02/06/2001 4:06 PM Re: If I was or were? wsieber 02/06/2001 11:54 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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