It's not as if...

Does 'like' have the same meaning here?

1: I'm not giving you my address.
2: Why? It's not as if I were going to come there.

Did I use 'it's not as if' correctly here?-- Yes.

AnonymousDoes 'like' have the same meaning here?

Yes.

Thanks. I see you've changed 'I am' to 'were'. Why? What does 'It's not as if I'm going to come there'. I think that both are acceptable. What do you think?

Anonymous I think that both are acceptable

I think that yours is substandard; that's why I changed it.

MM already gave you the answer. You can learn street English if you so choose, but "were" is correct because "as if " was used in the subjunctive context. This link may help you:As If / As Though + Past Subjunctive | ESLmonster.comwww.eslmonster.com/article/as-ifas-though-past-subjunctiveAs If / As Though + Past Subjunctive. One of the uses of the past subjunctive is after as if/ as though to in

Mister Micawber Anonymous I think that both are acceptableI think that yours is substandard; that's why I changed it.

I'm going to disagree with that. There is no theoretical there. The sentence actually says there is not. "It's not as if I'm going to come there" is equivalent to "I am not going to come there." "As if" calls for the subjunctive in cases like "

Mister Micawber I think that yours is substandard.

It's not sub-standard in British English.

I agree with MM. It is not an act to split hair here but if we keep drifting away from the use of textbook grammar, pretty soon " I ain't " and "he don't" will become acceptable English. It is bad enough as is nowadays. It's not as if I were .....is correct in my book. Sure enough " It is not as if....I was " is used in conversation by all kinds of people all the time. That doesn't make i

dimsumexpressThat doesn't make it textbook correct.

I don't have much regard for 'textbook correct',

With a nod to enoon and 5jj, I will change my 'substandard' to 'informal'. Yes, the Brits are known for their informality.