Timeline for Is Were or Was the correct preposition for 3rd person singular "my heart"?
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| Mar 31, 2020 at 21:39 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | "its proper use is still a mark of the educated speaker" this is true. | |
| Mar 31, 2020 at 21:15 | comment | added | Juan | Ok, I didn't see that. I was reading your linked page and found this phrase to explain that duality: "Although the [were] subjunctive seems to be disappearing from the speech of many, its proper use is still a mark of the educated speaker". Thanks again. Kudos! | |
| Mar 31, 2020 at 21:02 | comment | added | Jack O'Flaherty | Note the last sentence of my answer. It's common for people to use "was" in that situation. I wouldn't call it mistaken, it's just language changing. | |
| Mar 31, 2020 at 19:44 | comment | added | Juan | Thank you for answer, now I know something else. So, regarding on that, another song called "If my heart WAS a house" is mistakenly written? Here are the links to both songs, so you can see I'm not joking: youtube.com/watch?v=GOcB-1QfpuM - youtube.com/watch?v=nKYzqA2Vgco | |
| Mar 31, 2020 at 17:28 | history | edited | Jack O'Flaherty | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
emph for clarity
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| Mar 31, 2020 at 17:17 | history | answered | Jack O'Flaherty | CC BY-SA 4.0 |