> It makes sense, therefore, to say, "If Dave were a babe..." but it does not make sense to say, "If Dave weren't a babe..." because he isn't.
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Agreed. Slight clarification requested. Would the following phrase be worded in a correct -- or incorrect -- inflection of the verb "to be":

"If Dave wasn't such a babe in his scrumptious Chicken Suit, I'd have smacked him right upside the head."


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