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I Wish I Was Wrong, But I’m Not: More on Subjunctive
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever Sherry previous wrote about the subjunctive mood (Subjunctive Uses Were Not Was) a while ago, but I recently wrote about it on my writing tips for my job at … Continue reading
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Subjunctive Uses Were, Not Was
Colin Cowherd, January 22, 2008, talking about Tony Dungy coaching in Indianapolis while his family is living in Tampa: If I was a columnist in Indianapolis, I would write about that story. Well, even though I like his show and … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, I wish I was, I wish I were, subjunctive, subjunctive and to be, was or were, was versus were, writing
