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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 19 years ago
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"Were" is disappearing?
"If I was Hitler I'd send my bombers across in the middle of the disarmament conferencecolorc>"
The writer was obvioulsy not "Hitler", and he was drawing a hypothetical parallel --- hence, shouldn't it have been "If I were Hitler"?
The writer was obvioulsy not "Hitler", and he was drawing a hypothetical parallel --- hence, shouldn't it have been "If I were Hitler"?
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I think both "was" and "were" are Ok in the modern English. Also I'd say "... : You know, the conference didn't trouble Hitler very much...
- I think both "was" and "were" are Ok in the modern English.
- Also I'd say "...
- : You know, the conference didn't trouble Hitler very much...
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I think both "was" and "were" are Ok in the modern English.
Also I'd say "... I'd have sent..."
P.S.: You know, the conference didn't trouble Hitler very much...
Also I'd say "... I'd have sent..."
P.S.: You know, the conference didn't trouble Hitler very much...
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