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Mohamed Soufan 8586 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

I were?

Hey guys, I was reading an article on a famous blog, and they've started a sentence by 'I were'.. Is this possible? I thought it should always be 'I was'. Any idea? Thank you!
  

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You can - and should - say it if you are using the subjunctive/conditional: If I were rich, I would be happy . Although many say "If I was" nowadays, it is technically incorrect and should be "I were".

— Xerxes

  • You can - and should - say it if you are using the subjunctive/conditional: If I were rich, I would be happy .
  • Although many say "If I was" nowadays, it is technically incorrect and should be "I were".
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You can - and should - say it if you are using the subjunctive/conditional:
If I were rich, I would be happy.
Although many say "If I was" nowadays, it is technically incorrect and should be "I were".
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Mohamed Soufan 8586Any idea?
What is the rest of the sentence?
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Wow I didn't expect this answer.. Thank you for your help!
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XerxesIf I were rich, I would be happy.
However, this does not start with "I were" as the original post specified.
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It seems unlikely that the British Masterpiece, Downton Abbey, would have been the subject; but for any that have watched it, one only has to listen to the kitchen dialog to hear, "I were in York or Ripon...". It is dated Yorkshire English.
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