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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

was vs. were

"This reads as if it were written for you." - Should were be used or was for this?
  

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Were is correct grammar but was is very common in informal English. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • Were is correct grammar but was is very common in informal English.
  • CB
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Were is correct grammar but was is very common in informal English.

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Cool BreezeWere is correct grammar but was is very common in informal English.CB
Agree CB. But again, this is also a subjunctive mood vs indicative scenario because when the person asked the question with " as if it were..", in his mind, he already determined that wouldn't be likely the case.

Like: If I were you, I'd drop him like a bag of trash. (
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Anonymous"This reads as if it were written for you." - Should were be used or was for this?
It doesn't really matter. "as if" works differently from plain "if". After "as if" you can find just about any tense that's possible in the English language.

as if it were written / as if it was written / as if it is written / as if it had been written / a
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