I would travel all over the world if I were rich vs I would travel all over the world if I was rich

Both phrases are commonly used in English, but "if I were rich" is considered more grammatically correct in formal writing. However, in everyday spoken English, both "if I were rich" and "if I was rich" are used interchangeably.

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I would travel all over the world if I were rich

This phrase is grammatically correct and commonly used in both formal and informal contexts.

This phrase uses the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical situation. It is the more formal and traditional way of constructing this type of conditional sentence.

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I would travel all over the world if I were rich
I would like to travel all over the world, making your name known and planting your cross on heathen soil.
For this teacher I would travel anywhere. I thank him for my new eyes, which grow a bit each workshop.
And in my sleep, I would travel to the most wonderful place.
I would travel a great deal further for the pleasure of talking to you.
We had never encountered a human before, so it was decided that I would travel back to Earth disguised as Jeff to collect more information about humanity.
We travel all day as a group. I would like to be alone for a while.
This is why I would travel to Manhattan in New York if I could travel anywhere in the United States.
My partner and I would travel from town to town, gather information on wealthy citizens, and use it to gain their trust.
You really think my father, the Demon's head, would travel all the way from Nanda Parbat simply because you wished it?
If I would travel with two other people, I would certainly have bought two other teachers.
A thing like that would travel fast.
No, they would travel in pairs, I think.
Well, I... suppose it would travel alongside a larger shipment.
She said she had heavy thoughts and would travel to Hong Kong for a bit.
I wonder how far a. caliber bullet would travel.
It was agreed they would travel to Coimbra in the morning.
A single lightning discharge radiates energy to which the electric locomotive would travel thousands kilometers.
Plan how you would travel to a safe location if evacuation was advised.
He promised us we would travel to America without a visa.
For a few years I would travel back up there, take Edie with me... try to talk to Phillip, but... there was no getting through to him at that point.

Alternatives:

I would travel all over the world if I was rich.

I would travel all over the world if I was rich

This phrase is commonly used in everyday spoken English, even though it is considered less formal than using "if I were rich".

This phrase also expresses a hypothetical situation using the past simple tense. It is more commonly used in informal contexts or in everyday conversation.

Show examples from the web [+]

I would travel all over the world if I was rich
I would like to travel all over the world, making your name known and planting your cross on heathen soil.
For this teacher I would travel anywhere. I thank him for my new eyes, which grow a bit each workshop.
And in my sleep, I would travel to the most wonderful place.
I would travel a great deal further for the pleasure of talking to you.
We had never encountered a human before, so it was decided that I would travel back to Earth disguised as Jeff to collect more information about humanity.
We travel all day as a group. I would like to be alone for a while.
This is why I would travel to Manhattan in New York if I could travel anywhere in the United States.
My partner and I would travel from town to town, gather information on wealthy citizens, and use it to gain their trust.
You really think my father, the Demon's head, would travel all the way from Nanda Parbat simply because you wished it?
If I would travel with two other people, I would certainly have bought two other teachers.
A thing like that would travel fast.
No, they would travel in pairs, I think.
Well, I... suppose it would travel alongside a larger shipment.
She said she had heavy thoughts and would travel to Hong Kong for a bit.
I wonder how far a. caliber bullet would travel.
It was agreed they would travel to Coimbra in the morning.
A single lightning discharge radiates energy to which the electric locomotive would travel thousands kilometers.
Plan how you would travel to a safe location if evacuation was advised.
He promised us we would travel to America without a visa.
For a few years I would travel back up there, take Edie with me... try to talk to Phillip, but... there was no getting through to him at that point.

Alternatives:

I would travel all over the world if I were rich.

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