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The phrase "if they was" is not considered grammatically correct in written English. The correct form would be "if they were." However, it may be used in spoken English as a colloquial or informal expression. Example: "If they was really serious about winning the game, they would have practiced more."
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Davis said that he "probably" would have goosed the three women who worked in the office if he had been around them more often and "if they was goosey".
"If they was gon' call you a crispity, crackly, crunchety coon anyway, you might as well get them motherfuckers for e-ve-ry-thang.
I didn't want them to know what I was doing, and if they was doing what I was doing, I didn't want to be around them.
"There was people who knew they lost everything, but if they was able to help other people they was doing it".
But perhaps even more significant is the possibility that the veteran I spoke to might be reluctant to even enroll in SBU if they was a visible ROTC on the campus simply because the military atmosphere created by its presence would make his adjustment to civilian life ever so much more difficult.
In addition, providers would be more inclined to provide ECP if they was approved by the FDA [ 6].
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But if they were?
What if they were selfish?
What if they were jerks?
What if they're married?
What if they're wrong?
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