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Correct Usage Of "was" And "were"

UTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 52
Posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1732 times:

What exactly is the correct usage ?
For instance, would you say I wish I was or I wish I were sleeping ?
I am currently having this argument with you-know-who.

UTA

Fly to live, live to fly - Air France/KLM Flying Blue Platinum, BMI Diamond Club Gold, Emirates Skywards

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LY7E7 From Israel, joined Jun 2004, 2218 posts, RR: 21
Reply 1, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1728 times:

"I wish I were" - would be the correct option.
Same goes for "If ..."

2 things are endless: ignorance and space

NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1728 times:

No, I don't know who.

Flying an aeroplane with only a single propeller to keep you in the air. Can you imagine that? -Capt. Picard

UTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 52
Reply 3, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1722 times:

I henceforth stand corrected. Rhaa.

UTA

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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18823 posts, RR: 54
Reply 4, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1721 times:

'I wish I were a Swede.'

'I was tired last night.'

[Edited 2005-02-09 16:41:20]

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

OYRJA From Denmark, joined Feb 2007, 77 posts, RR: 16
Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1716 times:

'I wish I were an Swede.'

Why on earth do you wish for that Pearson??? Laugh out loud

If you go to Sweden and take a look at their alcohol prices I will bet that you would take those words back Big grin

LY7E7 From Israel, joined Jun 2004, 2218 posts, RR: 21
Reply 6, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1712 times:

OYRJA ,
He said "an Swede" , so perhaps something else rather a Swedish nationality is implied Smile

2 things are endless: ignorance and space

OYRJA From Denmark, joined Feb 2007, 77 posts, RR: 16
Reply 7, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1704 times:

Well Swede is a Swede. What else is called a Swede except for a person coming from Sweden? Big grin

Oly720man From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 6180 posts, RR: 11
Reply 8, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1702 times:

It's the subjunctive.... having learnt about the subjunctive when I learnt french.

http://www.ceafinney.com/subjunctive/

Statements with an 'if' in, "If I were a rich man" (fiddler on the roof).

Man City p3 w3 d0 l0 f4 a0 P9 - hey it may never happen again!

Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18823 posts, RR: 54
Reply 9, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1696 times:

I put 'an' by accident. I did, of course, mean 'a.'

It was a difficult choice. I could have put a 'Dane,' but then... well... hmm... OK... which country has the cheapest alcohol? Big grin

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

OYRJA From Denmark, joined Feb 2007, 77 posts, RR: 16
Reply 10, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1695 times:

Denmark!! The cut the prices 40% last year Big grin

So if I were you I would be a Dane. I'm actually Swede because my damn passport say so.

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