Here, have this appropriate (yet somewhat unrelated) Youtube video.
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I've seen that too many times. Also, conditionals aren't even mentioned in that video so I'm disappointed.
EDIT: Video, not movie. Whatever.
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I guess they don't account for a large enough part of Internet grammar disagreements.
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See, I don't remember that being taught. I don't know, I'm confused. It might be similar to how I don't remember learning short multiplication because maybe my memory doesn't go that far back or it just wasn't studied for a very long time. That being said, I would say I have a pretty good grasp on both multiplication and, for this thread's topic, the English language in general. There are a ton of rules in the English language that are both confusing and seemingly unnecessary and a lot of it wasn't studied extensively in my years of school.
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Being french speaking myself, and going to french school, my English classes only went so far. I've learned a lot by myself over the years and while I usually know how to avoid most grammatical pitfalls, a lot of times I don't even know the exact rule behind it and only rely on instinct.
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Since there are 'technically' several ways to say something (in general), it's mostly about understanding what someone is saying. The weird thing about talking with someone else is that I naturally know what they are saying even though it may not be grammatically correct.
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If I Were a Rich Man (song)
(The condition is sooo hypothetical... (probably the chance of me becoming a vampire is higher...)
"If I Were a Rich Man" is a popular song from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. It was written by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock. The song is performed by Tevye, the main character in the musical, and reflects his dreams of glory.
(from wikipedia)
just to make you remember...
:)
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So, I got into this argument with someone on, surprise surprise, the Youtube comments section and it was over whether not you use WAS or WERE in this sentence : If Jamie Hyneman was a vampire...
So, he claims to have a masters English but from what I was taught in my education system (Canadian although honestly I don't understand all of the different 'dialects' of English. Canada is British English I think. I don't really know.) WAS is used for singular and WERE is used for plural, is this not correct? Example : He WERE going to the store or He WAS going to the store. They WERE going to the store or They WAS going to the store.
This is very stupid and jeez, the gall of me to not put in a giveaway! I just kind of want an answer because I am legitimately curious and living in ignorance is nerve racking.
Honestly, this reminds me of the whole 'who or whom' except that actually makes sense when explaining the differences between the both. IIRC, whom is when you are referring to somebody and who is when you are inquiring about, well, the person in question aka you don't know the person you are referring to so you are asking about them. 'To whom the bell tolls' and 'Who is asking?' Easily different.
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