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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Althouhg as if points to an unreal situation ,but these two cases are seen : as if he is /as if he was (without talking about past). How should the two cases be used?
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Hi, there's a lot of stuff in this forum about that, try to search and if you're lucky you'll find some interesting threads. Anyway, you can say any of these: He wants to speak English as if he is from New York. He wants to speak English as if he was from New York.
- Hi, there's a lot of stuff in this forum about that, try to search and if you're lucky you'll find some interesting threads.
- Anyway, you can say any of these: He wants to speak English as if he is from New York.
- He wants to speak English as if he was from New York.
- He wants to speak English as if he were from New York.
- He wants to speak English like he is from New York.
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Hi,
there's a lot of stuff in this forum about that, try to search and if you're lucky you'll find some interesting threads.
Anyway, you can say any of these:
He wants to speak English as if he is from New York.
He wants to speak English as if he was from New York.
He wants to speak English as if he were from New York.
He wants to speak Engli
there's a lot of stuff in this forum about that, try to search and if you're lucky you'll find some interesting threads.
Anyway, you can say any of these:
He wants to speak English as if he is from New York.
He wants to speak English as if he was from New York.
He wants to speak English as if he were from New York.
He wants to speak Engli
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According to the rule, ' were ' is supposed to be used in the ' as if ' structure.
eg. He talks as if he were the boss.
But this rule is no longer strictly adhered to. No harm done using ' is ' since it doesn't change what you want to say.
eg. He talks as if he were the boss.
But this rule is no longer strictly adhered to. No harm done using ' is ' since it doesn't change what you want to say.
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