In rec.arts.sf.science David Ehrens <nospam at nospam.net> wrote:
> Most journalists would have used the subjunctive, "were".
I'm kind of stupid. Could you remind me of exactly when we
use "was" and when we use "were"? Some cases are obvious to me, but
not all.
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Mark E. Hardwidge
hardwidg at uiuc.edu