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Voynich Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

If I were vs If I was

a)If I were at home, I would be watching TV.
b)If I was at home, I would be watching TV.

Could you tell me which one is better? Thanks in advance!
  

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" are correct. " has now become old-fashioned. ", I think, is more common.

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As far as the correctness is concerned, both "If I was..." and "If I were..." are correct. I think "If I were..." has now become old-fashioned. Now a days, "If I was...", I think, is more common. Nevertheless, I personally prefer "If I were..." to "If I was...".
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I would agree that "If I was ..." is more common in everyday speech. "If I were ..." feels more formal, but I would not say it is quite old-fashioned .... yet.

By the way, please note that you need a space after a closing bracket. This incorrect spacing:

a)If I were at home ...

And this is correct:

a) If I were at home ...

This mistake seems extremely c
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GPY feels more formal, but I would not say it is quite old-fashioned .... yet.
It'll be around as long as I am!
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And I - though that won't be for long now.
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