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I wish I was a girl . vs I wish I were a girl.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I wish I was a girl' is commonly used in informal speech, while 'I wish I were a girl' is more formal and follows the subjunctive mood. The use of 'were' in the second phrase indicates a hypothetical or unreal situation.

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I wish I was a girl .

This phrase is correct in informal speech.

This phrase is commonly used in informal settings when expressing a wish or desire. It is less formal than 'I wish I were a girl.'

Examples:

  • I wish I was taller.
  • I wish I was on vacation.
  • I wish I was a better cook.
  • I wish I was more confident.
  • I wish I was in a different country.
  • Aug 27, 2023 ... i wish i was a girl too. i have been wishing i was a girl for years. even now that i've been on hrt for over a year and generally pass ...
  • Nov 20, 2021 ... I wish I was a girl too because everything is so easy for them a guy would literally do anything the girl says getting them a house leaving ...
  • Aug 18, 2018 ... I wish I was a girl. A couple of friends decide to dress in drag for a school disco. I decide to help, along with several girls. The girls offer ...
  • Mar 22, 2024 ... Sometimes I wish I was a girl. Rant. I want to be desired. I want to have friends. I wish I had an attractive body. I wish I could wear ...
  • May 20, 2017 ... i wish i was a girl sometimes too, after being in two toxic relationships with females , after dealing with being broken hearted, getting ...
  • May 15, 2017 ... I wish I was a girl so that you could believe me, and I could shake this static every time I try to sleep. I wish for all the world that I could ...
  • Sep 24, 2021 ... ... I wish I was a girl. I don't want to be a trans but I have felt this way my whole life. Is this normal? ·. Its very normal to feel that way ...
  • Listen to I Wish I Was A Girl on Spotify. Song · Counting Crows · 1999.
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Alternatives:

  • I wish I were a girl.
  • I wish I were taller.
  • I wish I were on vacation.
  • I wish I were a better cook.
  • I wish I were more confident.

I wish I were a girl.

This phrase is correct and follows the subjunctive mood.

This phrase is used in more formal contexts or when expressing a hypothetical or unreal situation. The use of 'were' instead of 'was' indicates the subjunctive mood.

Examples:

  • I wish I were a bird.
  • I wish I were a millionaire.
  • I wish I were in a different time period.
  • I wish I were more talented.
  • I wish I were somewhere else.
  • Aug 27, 2023 ... It took me 17 years of chronically thinking "I wish I were a girl" and then "I wish I were trans so I could be a girl" to finally acknowledge I ...
  • Jul 2, 2019 ... I wish I were a girl, but I don't feel like one. Am I trans or just wishful? When I was younger I used to wish that I was a boy. As I got ...
  • My Love Letter to Wuthering Heights: “I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free.” Emily Brontë. January 12, 2021. Share Share.
  • Jul 30, 2024 ... I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free.” ― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights.
  • Aug 30, 2015 ...I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free.” This is said by Catherine when she is extremely ill; she expresses her wish ...
  • Sep 25, 2015 ... I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free…” - Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights.
  • 84.6M posts. Discover videos related to Sometimes I Wish I Were A Girl on TikTok. See more videos about I Wish You Were A Girl, I Wish I Was Born As A Girl, ...
  • I wish I WERE A GIRL. 5/29/2023. Picture. M.O.Miesse, 9th- Washington D.C. ​I wish I were a girl. All the time I think about it. That's a lie, mostly only at ...
  • Nov 19, 2022 ... 'I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free……Why am I so changed? I'm sure I should be myself were I once among the heather on ...
  • Jul 2, 2019 ... Emily Bronte wrote in Wuthering Heights, 1847: 'I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free.' Catherynne Valente wrote in ...

Alternatives:

  • I wish I was a girl.
  • I wish I was a bird.
  • I wish I was a millionaire.
  • I wish I was in a different time period.
  • I wish I was more talented.

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