“I wish I was taller.”
Grammar Entry 631 / 1011 60-second read
I wish I was vs. I wish I were
Subjunctive after WISH.
The comparisoni
“I wish I were taller.”
The ruleii
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WISH triggers subjunctive WERE.
After WISH, unreal situations take WERE for all persons.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Wish = were.