UrbanBaby

07.03.08, 10:19 AM General Topics
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Grammar Moms: Is it, "I feel like I was helpful," or "I feel as if I was helpful?" [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.03.08, 10:19 AM Flag

Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

I am NOT a Grammar Mom by any means but neither sound particularly great to me. Can you give a bit more of an idea of what you are writing [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:30 AM Flag

I feel I was helpful. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:36 AM Flag

^^^or ... I was trying to be helpful. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:37 AM Flag

Grammar mom here: I feel that I was helpful, unless you're saying you feel as if you were helpful (but you weren't). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 12.11.08, 02:58 AM Flag

"I feel as if I WERE helpful" -- "as if" takes the subjunctive [ Reply | More

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General Topics 12.11.08, 04:23 AM Flag