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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Wish
What's the correct form:
"I wish it was\were mine"?
I just wonder if it behaves as "if it were mine.."
Thanks in advance.
"I wish it was\were mine"?
I just wonder if it behaves as "if it were mine.."
Thanks in advance.
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I think the correct form is "I wish it were", because if you wish, then it's not yours, so it's an irreality
- I think the correct form is "I wish it were", because if you wish, then it's not yours, so it's an irreality
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I think the correct form is "I wish it were", because if you wish, then it's not yours, so it's an irreality
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Can anyone of the teachers in the forum confirm Pieanne's answer please?
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In register 2.5 - 3.5 it's "I wish I were ...".
In lower registers (1.0 - 2.2) it's "I wish I was ...".
It works exactly the same as "If I were ..." / "If I was ..." in conditional sentences.
I highly recommend the use of "were" in such cases, and the unflinching acceptance of "was" when others say it.
CJ
In lower registers (1.0 - 2.2) it's "I wish I was ...".
It works exactly the same as "If I were ..." / "If I was ..." in conditional sentences.
I highly recommend the use of "were" in such cases, and the unflinching acceptance of "was" when others say it.
CJ
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