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Tcl Posted 18 years ago
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which one?
If you were I, you would have written…
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If you were me, you would have written…
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If you were me, you would have written…
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How about this: If I were you, I would have written...
- How about this: If I were you, I would have written...
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Maybe GG's choice avoids the issue, since "you" is both subjective and objective.
Between your two choices, the second is common but only the first is "correct." "Were" is subjunctive form of "to be" so the noun complement?? keeps the same case. "Yo soy yo" - "I am I, Don Quixote!" - Not, "I am me."
Between your two choices, the second is common but only the first is "correct." "Were" is subjunctive form of "to be" so the noun complement?? keeps the same case. "Yo soy yo" - "I am I, Don Quixote!" - Not, "I am me."
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What about if you were in my shoes,... In this way you will not have to make a choice between I and me.
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Grammar GeekHow about this: If I were you, I would have written...Hi Tcl, listen to GG, if you want something that's probably more "common"... another way to say the same thing. However, if you really wanted to say that the way you originally thought of it, you'd have to say...
If you were me, you would...
...since that's what 99% of the
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KooyeenIf you were me, you would......since that's what 99% of the people would say 99% of the time.Hi Kooyeen, Greetings from the proud 1%!
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AvangiMaybe GG's choice avoids the issue, since "you" is both subjective and objective.I agree. Formally
Between your two choices, the second is common but only the first is "correct." "Were" is subjunctive form of "to be" so the noun complement?? keeps the same case. "Yo soy yo" - "I am I, Don Quixote!" - Not, "I am me."
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