Miért If I was you-t énekel Meghan Trainer a dalában?

Amerikai szleng használja szerintem.

De azt nem jelenteném ki, hogy ez így hivatalosan helyes.

Ahogy én tudom:

If I was you (2. conditional normál)

If I were you (kötőmód verzió, ami eleve elképzelt szituáció kifejezésére használt)

A if + were instead of if + was

1 Usually either can be used, were being more likely in formal English:

If she was/were offered the job she'd take it. If Tom was/were here he'd know what to do.

2 But were is a little more usual than was in the advice form If I were/ was you I would/should . . . :

'If I were you I would wait a bit,' he said. (See 287 C.) were is also more usual in the infinitive construction:

If Peter were/was to apply for the post he 'd get it. (See 222 B.)

3 were, not was, is used when the auxiliary is placed first:

Were I Tom I would refuse. (See В below.)

When if means 'since' (see 222 C) was cannot be replaced by were, were can replace was after if only (see 228) and wish (see 300).

В if + subject + auxiliary can be replaced in formal English by inversion of auxiliary and subject with if omitted:

If I were in his shoes . . . = Were I in his shoes . . .

If you should require anything . . . =

Should you require anything. . .