Is it "if I weren't" or "if I wasn't?"?

Question

Which is grammatically correct, or are they just different styles? I've been out of school too long and can't for the life of me remember, and I don't know where to look something like this up online.

Answer 1

In old school traditional grammar "If I weren't" is correct. However, "if I wasn't" has been in popular use for so long that it is considered standard English by most in the field.

Answer 2

They're both correct and interchangeable. But usually "if I wasn't" uses "was" as in something you are doing, for example "if I wasn't eating this sandwich..."

"If I weren't" is used more in the sense of a theoretical possibility, where "were" reffers to the speaker actually being something, as in "if I weren't so fat..." In the positive: "If I were you." You don't usually write "if I was you." But you can, of course, because neither is wrong.

Also, the way these are used probably depends on where you live!

Answer 3

Weren't is used in formal writing or speaking -- wasn't is used more when having casual conversations =)

Answer 4

I Wasn T

Answer 5

"if I weren't" is grammatically correct

think of it this way
does it make sense if i say "if i was not" or does it make more sense in "if i were not"
"were not" makes more sense

Answer 6

this is tricky grammar. " if i weren't " is a unreal conditional phrase,which means what you have said is not ture. just go look up the rules.

Answer 7

"if I wasn't" is the correct one .

Answer 8

wasn't

Answer 9

How about " If I am not" ?