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    I wish I were/was

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    I wish I were/was
    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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