Inquiry

Anonymous I am used to saying 'he is my sports idol' and not sporting.

Me, too.

Anonymous Is there a difference?

'Sporting' sounds dreadfully wrong—as if Michael Jordan were partying and picking up loose women.

Haha , thanks. I am definitely not going to use that!

The use of 'were' in your sentence implies the present. If you had used 'was' instead, that would imply the past?

Anonymous If you had used 'was' instead, that would imply the past?

No; it would just be casual for 'were' if I were a casual writer.

So, using was or were in your sentence would be the same? And both are correct?

Yes and yes under appropriate circumstances.

Dear teacher, please tell me if there is a difference between saying:
As if Jordan was going partying and drinking.
As if Jordan were going partying and drinking.

Also, is there an instance where the word 'were' is used after 'I or he', as in I were or he were. If yes, what would that mean?

AnonymousDear teacher, please tell me if there is a difference between saying:As if Jordan was going partying and drinking.As if Jordan were going partying and drinking.

I have answered this succinctly above.

AnonymousAlso, is there an instance where the word 'were' is used after 'I or he', as in I were or he were. If yes, what would th