As if or as though?
Should I use "as if" or "as though" in the sentence below?
You shout at me as if/as though I were deaf.
Thank you.
Top answer
A. You have to change "shout" into "shouted". Then both "as if I were" and "as though I were" work as follows: 1.
- A.
- You have to change "shout" into "shouted".
- Then both "as if I were" and "as though I were" work as follows: 1.
- You shouted at me as though I were deaf.
- 2.
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A. You have to change "shout" into "shouted". Then both "as if I were" and "as though I were" work as follows:
1. You shouted at me as though I were deaf.
2. You shouted at me as if I were deaf.
B. Or you have to change "I were" into "I'm" if you insist on using "shout" as follows:
1. You shout at me as if I'm deaf.
2. You shout at me as though I'm deaf.
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You shout at me as if/as though I were deaf.
Thank you.
It really doesn't matter. Use whichever you like better. ('as if' is more common, but 'as though' is just as correct.)
Note that 'you shout' is a habitual action.
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