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09-11-2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by GentlePrincessJC View Post
its kind of like what if?

hmmm... I would say they are different.

'What if' is more of a question.
example: What if I put this here?

"If I were' is more of a statement.
example: If I were to put this here, it would not get lost.
('If I were' has to have more to it. "If I were ____, then ____.")


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