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wasn't or weren't? help please!

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:00 am
by veyron
Hello,
Can you please tell me which is correct in this sentence?

If it wasn't for the darkness you would never see the stars

or

if it weren't for the darkness you would never see the stars

thank you

Re: wasn't or weren't? help please!

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:08 am
by Alan
Both possible, though some careful users prefer "weren't".