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Would it be better to say: “If I was in your circumstance, I hope, I truly hope, I’d do the right thing.” OR “If I were faced with your circumstance, I hope, I truly hope, I’d do the right thing.”

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    Using Simple Past (was) instead of Subjunctive (were) is a stylistic choice - they're both perfectly valid and mean the same. We usually pluralise your circumstances** in such constructions, but that doesn't affect meaning either. Nor do I see any credible case for suggesting it makes any difference whether you hypothesise being in** in those circumstances, or being faced with** them. – FumbleFingers Mar 15 '15 at 03:34
  • Is this a question about the difference between using circumstance vs circumstances or about the difference betw was vs were ? – Blessed Geek Mar 15 '15 at 06:52

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