Which one is more correct/meaningful? Or are they both correct, or there is a more correct way of saying this?
a. If I were going to go to the party, I would need to get ready now.
b. If I was going to go to the party, I would need to get ready now.
was vs were
Moderator: Alan
-
cassla
- New
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:22 am
- Status: Teacher of English
- Location: Hawaii
-
Alan
- Teacher/Moderator
- Posts: 15476
- Joined: Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:56 pm
- Status: Teacher of English
- Location: Japan
Re: was vs were
AmE generally accepts only #1, while BrE generally prefers #2 but would not reject #1.