WHO have listened the song "Me too" mehgan tranor's?
When I watch her music vedio ,I suddendly got curious of some part of lylics.

She keep saying "If I was you" in the clip.

But What I learned from English class is "If I WERE you"

Which is right one?

I am so curious about this:-) Please anybody know about this answer me. thanks!

Question

WHO have listened the song "Me too" mehgan tranor's?
When I watch her music vedio ,I suddendly got curious of some part of lylics.

She keep saying "If I was you" in the clip.

But What I learned from English class is "If I WERE you"

Which is right one?

I am so curious about this:-) Please anybody know about this answer me. thanks!

Answer

there are a same function but you may hear some people say If I was... This usage doesn't sound good and it's not common to use in English

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You are right Ji Hee, the correct usage in the context of the song is "if I were you", because it is in the subjunctive mood. So there is a mistake in the song lyrics :)
However in general the phrase "If I was..." (that is in the indicative mood) can be correct if used in the right context.
For example the phrase "If I was wrong, I apologize" is correct and is in the indicative mood, and the phrase "If I were wrong, I would apologize" is also correct but it is in the subjunctive mood.
The meaning of the two phrases is quite different because a different mood is used.
A lot of people make this mistake and maybe in the future "If I were" will be completely replaced by "If I was" in the modern process of simplification of the English language... :)

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