When using be in an if clause for an unreal conditional sentence, always conjugate it as were, no matter what the subject is. Even if the subject is first-person singular (I) or third-person singular (he, she, or it), still use were with an if clause in unreal conditional sentences.
The problem was someone else also told them this exact outcome wouldn’t happen.
The problem is that the person who told them this was Boris Johnson who was about as believable as the devil. So it’s still on them.
If the bus was true:
https://whatdoesborisowe.co.uk/
If the bus were* true
When using be in an if clause for an unreal conditional sentence, always conjugate it as were, no matter what the subject is. Even if the subject is first-person singular (I) or third-person singular (he, she, or it), still use were with an if clause in unreal conditional sentences.
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/conditional-sentences-was-instead-of-were/
Yeah, but only one of these two parties was a pathological liar.
The problem is how do you prove the other guy is a liar when he is saying you’re a liar? <Insert Spiderman pointing meme>
Yup, I just described how the british political system is played.
Perhaps one of the two being a massive cunt is an indication