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sneak
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> and wish this was true.
*were
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood
pervycreeper
on Jan 15, 2015
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Using the conditional mood that way is common in American English. Hardly a strict error.
dfar1
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When expressing a wish, use "were".
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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3038
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