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JesterLegacy Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct?

If only she was a better person.
or
If only she were a better person.

Because in conditional if, I recall that we should only use 'were' instead of was.
  

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JesterLegacy Which one is correct? If only she were a better person. The other version, however, is becoming more and more usual in conversation.

— Mister Micawber

  • JesterLegacy Which one is correct?
  • If only she were a better person.
  • The other version, however, is becoming more and more usual in conversation.
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JesterLegacyWhich one is correct?
If only she were a better person.

The other version, however, is becoming more and more usual in conversation.
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Many people, especially speakers of BrE use 'was' these days.

(Crossposted with MrM)
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What about the case of I wish then? Is it:
I wish she was a better person
or
I wish she were a better person?
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It's the same situation. 'Were' is correct, but 'was' is increasingly common.
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