When Subjunctive Goes Wrong
I think you mean, “I wish it weren’t so cold out.”
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on February 26th, 2006 at 3:11 pm
I know what you mean, but why is it ‘weren’t’ and not ‘wasn’t'?
on November 26th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
U’re trying to correct the English and Malaysian English?