I was taught that you should always use "were" in conditional sentences.
However, I think both are correct. I might be totally wrong, though.
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Eh, that actually makes sense. I don't know, I thought it was also dependant on nouns. 'They was' just sounds... Weird. I mean, assuming you 'can' use it that way.
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Like the poster above said, it's "were" for conditionals sentences. "I wish I were..."
You were incorrect in your argument.
source: I am an English teacher (ESL), and have had this as a part of a standardized lesson many times.
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I feel sad when I see an overlooked thread dying without even getting any replies...
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So I've noticed! Just replied to your comment about this 8 minutes late because I was checking out some other thread and forgot about it for a moment. :P
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I was about to bump it but I figured people were just laughing at me. :')
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Still not as bad as people spelling "lose" as "loose". What the hell happened there?
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I had this English teacher who would mispronounce the word "Asia" and say "Since you're students you have to pronounce it right, but since I'm your teacher I can say the word however I want!".
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No, they don't, being a policeman doesn't give you the right to comit crimes. >:(
Had an english teacher that did something like that, and then blamed us for saying it wrong. So f*cking annoying!
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ಠ_ಠ
so you are telling me it's not okay me to snort some coco occasionally? but i'm in love with the coco! and this is a stressful job.
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How is it possible to mispronounce and still be intelligible? "ah-see-ah"?
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I doubt that nobody cares about this issue. But many of us barely speak english, so we just can't help at all.
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All you potato haters must admit that in this very situation the "was", "were", "potato" poll would be like the best thing that ever happened.
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I forgot to put in a poll. I 'unno, I was being lazy. [insert lazy word]
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I understand now. Wow, I learned something today. Can I get my shots early?
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Using "then" where should be "than" is annoying too.
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Oh snap. I hate when that happens. I saw a funny image a while ago, which said that confusing "you're" with "your" is like confusing "catastrophe" with "cat ass trophy". :P
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When you refer to a point in time, use "then". When you're making a comparison between various things, use "than".
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I never understand that one. Similar to "your" and "you're" just like Yeliena said.
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I'm Canadian :(.
Also, instinct. I didn't look at your name, excuses excuses blah blah blah
Excuse me, I'm going to get myself some glasses.
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Well, eh, I've found that the term 'North American' is usually used as an insult to imply 'Murican but yeah Canada IS part of North America.
I'm bored, tired, and overall I think too fast. GG.
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I tend to get the whole "'Murican" and "British English" mixed up. At least I don't know say 'Color' or 'Armor'. Hue. No, nevermind. That makes me seem smug.
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Where I am at the moment it would be 'Is Jamie Hyneman a vampire then? I didn't know Jamie Hyneman was a vampire. Can I be a vampire too then? Gizza vampire mate. Go on then, gizza vampire. Don't be stingy mate. Gizza vampire then.'
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"Were" when in (if) conditional sentences.
If Jamie Hyneman WERE a vampire... / Jamie Hyneman was a vampire...
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Right, conditional. Honestly, I don't recall that actually being a specific topic in my English classes but it should kind of be uh... Logical, I guess? My first language is English, so I feel ashamed.
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To piss off that user even more, you can use "we're"!
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If Jamie was a vampire - for me means, if he was a vampire in the past, ....(he most likely drank blood at the time when he was a vampire, but today he does not have to be a vampire anymore)...
If jamie were a vampire - for me means, if he is a vampire, right now , ...(he most likely will have to drink some blood soon, but we just speculate about the possibility of him being a vampire. he may be one, but he also may not be one)
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If I'm remembering correctly, it's the subjunctive, so if you trust random wikipedia nonsense check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_subjunctive :)
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For everyone's benefit, I proof-read every single post I made in this thread and fixed the errors I made accidentally. So, yeah, I'm not stupid. I just type fast. It's an honest mistake.
not implying that name-calling was instigated in this thread
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Hey, we all make mistakes! We're all human.
Unless you're not human. If that were the case, then you wouldn't be allowed to make any.
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I have always used it like "I was and They were". "I were and They was" just sounds terrible to me, sounds like that so called english hoodlums use. I am terrible when it comes to "proper english", i just go by if it sounds good when you say it then it is probably right lol.
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ever heard of the sentence: "If i were president" ?
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Yore thread were quiet educational for my gramar. And its their forever on Steamgifts now for me to refer back to. Awwsome!
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You can bet I'm one guilty alot! Also, I'm curious, is this the same issue with uh... What is that combination of words that gets used a lot... Atleast? Yeah, that. That's another one.
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You might enjoy this site or not - just don't shoot me over the name :-)
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So, I got into this argument with someone on, surprise surprise, the Youtube comments section and it was over whether not you use WAS or WERE in this sentence : If Jamie Hyneman was a vampire...
So, he claims to have a masters English but from what I was taught in my education system (Canadian although honestly I don't understand all of the different 'dialects' of English. Canada is British English I think. I don't really know.) WAS is used for singular and WERE is used for plural, is this not correct? Example : He WERE going to the store or He WAS going to the store. They WERE going to the store or They WAS going to the store.
This is very stupid and jeez, the gall of me to not put in a giveaway! I just kind of want an answer because I am legitimately curious and living in ignorance is nerve racking.
Honestly, this reminds me of the whole 'who or whom' except that actually makes sense when explaining the differences between the both. IIRC, whom is when you are referring to somebody and who is when you are inquiring about, well, the person in question aka you don't know the person you are referring to so you are asking about them. 'To whom the bell tolls' and 'Who is asking?' Easily different.
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