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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Was/Were

In the sentence..."If I was/were a betting woman, I'd..." which is correct? Was or were?
  

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Hi Both acceptable although some say 'were' is more correct. Use this site's search engine for more discussions on this topic. - DJB -

— Dokterjokkebrok

  • Hi Both acceptable although some say 'were' is more correct.
  • Use this site's search engine for more discussions on this topic.
  • - DJB -
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Both acceptable although some say 'were' is more correct. Use this site's search engine for more discussions on this topic.

- DJB -
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Anonymouswhich is correct? Was or were?
If I were writing a paper for a class, I would use "were". In daily conversation, however, I often use "was" instead of "were". "was" is the more casual form of the two.

CJ
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