Poll: Which do you use?

Which do you use?

If I were you...
If I was you...
Both

Votes: 381
Comments: 6
Added: August 2003

 

Comments:

MrTrilby - 31st January 2006 20:53
I use the subjunctive, like a literate person should.
 
nevar111 - 10th November 2006 22:27
I use "If I were..." simply because my Mother taught me reasonable good English.
 
BIRBAL JHA - 13th February 2007 04:11
hypothetical situation
 
Lynque - 25th March 2007 06:35
'Were I you,' if you want to be highfalutin' about it.
 
david - 8th September 2007 03:03
Erm, do you change verb conjugation for hypothetical situations? I know that if i was once a bat, I would say "I was a bat." If I was a bat, if I was an artichoke, if I was him, if I was you.
 
tektek - 18th October 2008 12:52
if i were u = standard english
if i was u = everyday english= still acceptable
but in the the 3rd type of the cond (or known as the 2nd type)= unreal past...we use if i 'were' you..because i'm not you & i cant be you !!!!
 
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