IF_WAS If + was
Definition
Indicative was in conditional clauses (informal alternative to subjunctive were)
Detection Rules
bohmann_2019
regex\bif\b.{0,20}\bwas\b
Normalization
Per words
Sources
- bohmann_2019 — Bohmann, Axel (2019) : Variation in English Worldwide: Varieties and Genres in a Quantitative Perspective
- collins_2015 — Collins, Peter (2015) : Grammatical Variation in English Worldwide
- leech_2009 — Leech, Geoffrey; Hundt, Marianne; Mair, Christian; Smith, Nicholas (2009) : Change in Contemporary English — A Grammatical Study