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Wangqh2696122 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Were it not for

Some people say "Were it not for" is wrongly used; it must be replaced by "Had it not been for". Do you think so?

Were it not for the free tickets, I would'n have gone to the films so often.
  

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wangqh2696122 Some people say "Were it not for" is wrongly used; it must be replaced by "Had it not been for". Do you think so? no Were it not for the free tickets, I would n't have gone to the films so often.

— Canadian45

  • wangqh2696122 Some people say "Were it not for" is wrongly used; it must be replaced by "Had it not been for".
  • Do you think so?
  • no Were it not for the free tickets, I would n't have gone to the films so often.
  • [Y] c45
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wangqh2696122Some people say "Were it not for" is wrongly used; it must be replaced by "Had it not been for". Do you think so? no
Were it not for the free tickets, I wouldn't have gone to the films so often. [Y]
c45
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"Were it not for" ... "Had it not been for"

Neither one bothers me. I suppose you could argue that "Had ..." is more correct technically, because of the 'wouldn't have'.

CJ
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wangqh2696122What do you mean?
"Were it ..." usually goes with "would" or "wouldn't". "Had it ..." usually goes with "would have" or "wouldn't have".

CJ
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