> Speaking of grammatical quandaries, there's one I've been mulling over for a year and a half. I still haven't gotten a straight answer from anyone on it, and I was wondering if you guys could help at all.
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> Do I use "were" or "was" when describing a hypothetical situation (i.e. "if I were you...","if it was correct...", and the like)?

In those sentences, you want "were," since you're using a subjunctive "if" clause.