If it were socially acceptable to ________, I would __________. (Fill in the blanks.) (2 Viewers)

[the strange guy]

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If it were socially acceptable to wank on the bus, I wouldn't have bought a van.
And I'd still be using public transport.

 

[jillface]

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Um, thanks. It mightn't be socially acceptable but stuff like that has never stopped me in the past.

Not you, you clod!

 

[Cormcolash]

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But, you posted it right after my other post??

 

[Froog]

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why do birrrrrds sud-den-ly ap-pear....

 

[maims bond]

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If it were socially acceptable to be gorillas, I would be mot as scare now.

 

[jane]

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Really? I would show myself this thread.

 

[Froog]

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hold up, shouldn't it be "if it was socially acceptable..."

i'm basing this on google results: 902 for "if it were socially"
10,100 for "if it was socially"

 

[nooleen]

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if it were socially acceptable to publicly piss into the nearest convenient receptacle or just straight onto the street, i would drink more water on a day-to-day basis.

 

[snakybus]

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hold up, shouldn't it be "if it was socially acceptable..."

i'm basing this on google results: 902 for "if it were socially"
10,100 for "if it was socially"

Ask yourself this: which is more likely, Google to be inaccurate or Jane to make a grammatical error?

 

[Froog]

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no offence to jane, but 10,000 to 900 swings it in googles favour for me.

 

[snakybus]

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brghhnn! wrong answer!

 

[Froog]

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i think if the "i" becomes "you" in the second part, you say "if i were" e.g. if i were to exist, you would have no money

if the i stays i in the second part, like this thread title, you use "was".

"if i were a carpenter, and you were a lady..."

 

[platters]

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If it were socially acceptable to promote a flatulence competition, I would start an organisation called WIFF (World International Flatulence Federation).

 

[snakybus]

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i think if the "i" becomes "you" in the second part, you say "if i were" e.g. if i were to exist, you would have no money

if the i stays i in the second part, like this thread title, you use "was".

"if i were a carpenter, and you were a lady..."

no, that's not the rule at all

It's an example the past subjunctive mood being used to express a hypothesis. You use "were".

 

[snakybus]

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here's an example I got off the web, froog - you'd only say "if it was" if you're talking about something in the past that actually probably did happen.

Use “If it were” for a hypothetical, contrary-to-fact situation in the present.
Use “If it was” for a real situation in the past.
If it were a fake, the forensic analysis would show it.
If it was an artificial item, it was a very good fake, because I couldn’t tell the difference.

 

[platters]

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we're all answering in Yorkshire accents

 

[nooleen]

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if froog were more grammatically rigorous, he would not be so pwned right now

 

[Froog]

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grammar nazi''''s!!!!!1lol

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

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if it were socially acceptable to live wild in the mountains id do just that.
who needs civilisation?

 

[Squiggle]

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It it were socially acceptable to ignore the rules of grammar, I would post on Boards.ie.

grammar nazi''''s!!!!!1lol