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I wish I were a better knitter. However I think was is also ok.
- I wish I were a better knitter.
- However I think was is also ok.
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I wish I were is more formal, more old fashioned, but from my point of view, more elegant.
I wish I was is used (and understood) but sounds as if it might refer to the past ( it doesn't). The were is the remains of the subjunctive, I believe, in Enlosh.
I wish I was is used (and understood) but sounds as if it might refer to the past ( it doesn't). The were is the remains of the subjunctive, I believe, in Enlosh.
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