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Vocabulary
I wish I were with you
0 A Karen Carpenter Christmas song says, "...just one wish on this Christmas Eve, I wish I were with you..." Shouldn't it be I wish I was with you? Mikki 0-
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0 "Were" is the only word used in conditional statements, no matter what subject it refers to. 02 br
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00 He wishes he 01 font 00 were 02 font 00 Tom Cruise. 02 br
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0 yep, to sum it up i would say: 02 br
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00 'wish' is conditional so 'were' is used. 02 br
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00 if it was definite (eg: i really was with u) then 'was' would be used. 0-
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00 'wish' is conditional so 'were' is used. 02 br
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00 if it was definite (eg: i really was with u) then 'was' would be used. 0-
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0 Hi there! 02 br
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00 What about this lyric: "I'd be safe and warm if I WAS in L.A. California dreamin' in such a winter's day" 0-
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00 What about this lyric: "I'd be safe and warm if I WAS in L.A. California dreamin' in such a winter's day" 0-
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0 He's 01 b 00 not 02 b 00 with her. 02 br
00 Thus, wishing to be with her is a "contrary-to-fact" (imaginary) situation. 02 br
00 This is the typical case where 01 font 00 were 02 font 00 must be applied. 02 br
01 i 00 Was 02 i 00 is acceptable only in informal contexts. 02 br
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00 Thus, wishing to be with her is a "contrary-to-fact" (imaginary) situation. 02 br
00 This is the typical case where 01 font 00 were 02 font 00 must be applied. 02 br
01 i 00 Was 02 i 00 is acceptable only in informal contexts. 02 br
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