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Month: April 2008

When to use “I were”

The following is a reader submission. I was surprised to see that you said, “I were” in a sentence. When I went to school, the nuns told us that “were” was only to be used with a plural subject such as you, they or we. Has grammar changed and now it’s okay to say, “I… Continue reading When to use “I were”

Published 25 April 2008
Categorised as Grammar, Reader questions, Writing

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