I wish I were

Are you an ostrich? Why have you added 'that can/could fly'? That makes the sentence so strange that it is hard to focus on your question.

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(A) I wish I were a bird that could fly. VS (B) I wish I were a bird that can fly.

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Between (A) and (B), which is correct? Or are both correct?

(A) is correct, but sounds a bit odd as most birds can fly and I take it you wouldn't want to be a fli

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If the sentence sounds unnatural, how about changing it into:

He wishes he were a genius that could/can solve any mathematics problems.

he wishes he were a genius that could solve any mathematical problem.

Better! And as Rover has already indicated:

He wishes he were a genius who could solve any mathematics problem.

What about saying " I wish I was " instead of " I wish I were " is it correct or incorrect?

What about saying " I wish I was " instead of " I wish I were " is it correct or incorrect?

Thanks again, Mister Micawber....

I wonder how this sounds to your ear? Simply ungrammatical or sounds reasonable but less refined?

"He wishes he were a genius who can solve any mathematics problem."

What about saying " I wish I was " instead of " I wish I were " is it correct or incorrect?-- It is accepted informally.

He wishes he were a genius who can solve any mathematics problem. -- It just sounds a little 'off' to me, actually. What happens is that the subjunctive 'were' activates the tendency to regress 'can' to 'could', so that 'could' becomes the e

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