1. She walks as though she is drunk.
2. She walks as though she was drunk.
3. She walks as though she were drunk.
What is the difference between the three sentences? I believe #2 and #3 have the same meaning.
Incho
What about sentence 1?
Yoong Liat wrote:Incho What about sentence 1?
Inchoateknowledge wrote: Yoong Liat wrote: Incho What about sentence 1? Read my post again. It must have slipped your attention.
Yoong Liat wrote: Incho What about sentence 1?
Sorry. I was distracted by the other sentences and missed this: 'No diff in meaning.'
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Marius Hancu wrote:3 is stronger than 2 in terms of doubt wrt the fact of her being drunk. "Were" is used in contrary-to-the-fact sentences, and many authors argue this is the only place it should be used. 1 and 2 are informal, 3 is formal. I think that many would argue 1 is not correct even in the informal use.
Hi Marius
"I think that many would argue 1 is not correct even in the informal use. " Notwithstanding this fact, I see this pattern quite a few times.