I wish I were/was
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Message from gabypaun posted on 20-06-2013 at 07:42:25 (D | E | F)
Hello Everyone,
In an exercise I have encountered the following situation.
I wish dance music was more popular.
OR
I wish dance music were more popular.
I am for the second form, but the author is for the first one.
Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks for your help,
G
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Edited by lucile83 on 20-06-2013 09:12
Message from gabypaun posted on 20-06-2013 at 07:42:25 (D | E | F)
Hello Everyone,
In an exercise I have encountered the following situation.
I wish dance music was more popular.
OR
I wish dance music were more popular.
I am for the second form, but the author is for the first one.
Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks for your help,
G
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Edited by lucile83 on 20-06-2013 09:12
Re: I wish I were/was from lucile83, posted on 20-06-2013 at 09:15:11 (D | E)
Hello,
You shouldn't delete your topic and post it again a few minutes later.
Thank you.
Re: I wish I were/was from willy, posted on 20-06-2013 at 09:23:25 (D | E)
Hello!
"Were" can be used instead of "was", especially in a formal style.
Here are a few more explanations:
Link
Re: I wish I were/was from gabypaun, posted on 20-06-2013 at 12:02:18 (D | E)
Hello!
Willy, thank you very much for taking your time to answer to my question.
Waiting for an answer I searched the internet and I have also found the following link, which I believe it offers a nice explanation.
Link
Once again thank you,
Gabi
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