u/L3xicaL

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are subjunctive forms in English going away?

There's a lot of "If only there was ..." on the Internet. It grates on my ears. Or on my eyes, I suppose.

("If only there were ..." would be correct. Like "If I were a rich man.")

Should I let it go? Is the subjunctive I grew up with a relic? Am I a relic? I'm in the US--are things different in other English-speaking countries?

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u/L3xicaL — 7 days ago