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- Wasnt vs werent - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which one would be correct? I wish it weren't raining today I wish it wasn't raining today I wish it were raining today I wish it was raining today
- Which is correct? So why wasnt werent you good enough?
Speaking as one Yorkshireman to another… The thing is, that in 'proper Yorkshire-ese' when spoken it would likely come out closer to 'Why want [or wənt] you…' with little differentiation between whether the word being substituted was originally wasn't or weren't
- Wasnt or werent - grammar - Wasnt vs. Werent - English Language . . .
I was having a little debate on a grammar issue with someone The sentence is: We wasn't going to, but Jordan was skipping all the way to the toy shop I said that it should be: We weren't going
- word order - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
It's absolutely considered grammatically correct Remember, languages change over time, and abbreviations being added to languages is normal, sometimes leaving the abbreviation in common usage but the expanded form not in common usage
- Can werent be used in reference to a singular noun?
This pronunciation is often written as "were weren't" but I believe it's a misinterpretation and should really be written "wa' wa'n't"
- subjunctive mood - if it wasnt for. . . vs if it werent for . . .
The difference between the two is one of style, were(n't) being more formal than was(n't) The authors of 'The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language' (Huddleston and Pullum) go so far as to say that this verb form isn't subjunctive at all, preferring to describe it as irrealis
- Wasnt and werent? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Both the sentences are accepted In the second sentence, I weren't American is using the subjunctive mood, which is correct, in that case (I read the sentence as I would do it, if I weren't American )
- Were not vs. we arent - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Well, since they do mean the same thing, I would think that they are generally interchangeable Both are grammatically valid, but there is one reason to use one over the other; if you are trying to increase the emphasis on one word, don't contract it
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