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I wish I was/were taller

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paok1970
 
Reply Mon 10 Jul, 2017 10:29 pm
Is the following sentence correct?

I wish I was/were taller.

Thank you.
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layman
 
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Reply Tue 11 Jul, 2017 11:01 am
@paok1970,
paok1970 wrote:

Is the following sentence correct?

I wish I was/were taller.

Thank you.


I think that, in theory, you're supposed to use "were" when talking about a non-existent hypothetical proposition, but, in practice (verbally) most people don't pay much attention to that "rule.'
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Reply Tue 18 Jul, 2017 11:38 am
@layman,
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I think that, in theory, you're supposed to use "were" when talking about a non-existent hypothetical proposition, but, in practice (verbally) most people don't pay much attention to that "rule.'


That has always been a totally crap theory.
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