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Old 2 Oct 2012, 08:07 (Ref:3145063)   #974
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Originally Posted by Spyderman View Post
Actually it is "if it was real". In order for it to be "if it were real", the "it" would have to be plural, and therefore it would read: "If they were real.
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I have to type this or my brain will explode!

It's "were", only the plural form of "to be" is used in the second "if" conditional whatever the number of the subject.

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And with that let's end the grammar debate.
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