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"If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by zicjoe(m): 10:41pm On Dec 19, 2013
Like seriously speaking, i have heard both phrases stated above use in sentence by high profile people. The worst part is that they can be use interchangeablly. For example
1. If I were you, I would have strike it.
2. If I was you, i would have strike it.

Pls, English tutors in the house, help my confuse state of mind. No insult pls, jus wanna learn.
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by kcy(m): 11:00pm On Dec 19, 2013
You can say both, but "If I were
you" is considered more formal.
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by zicjoe(m): 11:05pm On Dec 19, 2013
kcy: You can say both, but "If I were
you" is considered more formal.
ok kcy
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by jaryeh(m): 12:01am On Dec 20, 2013
'The two are correct and formal' says my 'Invisible teacher'.
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by castielo(m): 6:42am On Dec 20, 2013
'If I was you' sounds incorrect to me.. dunno sha. but I know I ain't speaking that
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by kazyhm(m): 6:48am On Dec 20, 2013
D two r correct bt r more meaninful wen use in d ryt contex
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by kevoh(m): 6:55am On Dec 20, 2013
If the hypothetical result is in the future, we put the verb in the condition clause one step back — into the present:

If the Bulls win the game tomorrow, they will be champs again.

For present unreal events, we put the verb in the condition clause one step back — into the past:

If the Bulls won another championship, Roberto would drive into Chicago for the celebration.
I wish I had tickets.
If they were available anywhere, I would pay any price for them.
If he were a good friend, he would buy them for me.

Note that wishing is always an unreal condition. Note, too, that the verb to be uses the form were in an unreal condition. More about this in a moment.

For past unreal events — things that didn't happen, but we can imagine — we put the verb in the condition clause a further step back — into the past perfect:

If the Pacers had won, Aunt Glad would have been rich.
If she had bet that much money on the Bulls, she and Uncle Chester could have retired.
I wish I had lived in Los Angeles when the Lakers had Magic Johnson.
If I had known you were coming, I would have baked a cake.

Source: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conditional.htm
If I were you is correct in this case.

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Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by zicjoe(m): 7:19am On Dec 20, 2013
TNX 4 the enlightenment kevoh
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by Nobody: 9:08am On Dec 20, 2013
If i were/was u i would have strike it looks wrong to me. I think it should be if i were you i would have STRUCK it, because the sentence is in a past sense.

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Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by zicjoe(m): 9:15am On Dec 20, 2013
Elliotwiz1: If i were/was u i would have strike it looks wrong to me. I think it should be if i were you i would have STRUCK it, because the sentence is in a past sense.
ok
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by MsVenza(f): 1:00am On Jul 05, 2015
zicjoe:
ok
Not just "looks wrong", it is totally out of place. It is never correct. "If I were you, I would have struck it" is final.
Re: "If I Were You" And "If I Was U", Which Is Grammatically Correct? by tpiander: 2:23am On Jul 05, 2015
Both are correct.

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