[lace-chat] Grammar (was Split What?)

[Webwalker]

Another problem -- ending the sentence with a preposition.  Also, the 
active voice is usually more readable.  How about,  "Flat-felled seams 
automatically compensate for any errors in width"?   I know this is not 
the question asked/answered, but readability is a good goal IMHO.

When writing an essay on flat-fell seams, I said:  
"any error in width will be automatically compensated for."
> . . .



Another question:
The other side of the past subjunctive tense of the verb "be".
If I am not a rich man, it is correct to say, "If I were a rich man, 
..." or "If I were you, ..."  because these are conditions "contrary to 
fact".

I am looking for examples where "If I was ..." is correct; that is, when 
it is not contrary to fact.  The only situation I can think of is where 
the speaker does not know the facts.  For example, "If I was home when 
you called, I must have been in the backyard, because I didn't hear the 
phone ring" or "If I was at Joe's Bar and Grill last night, I must have 
been drunk".  And to tell the truth, those are about the only examples I 
can think of.  Help?  Or am I all wet here?

Susan Webster
Canton, Ohio
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