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'Slaughtered': UK farmers protest post-Brexit rules and trade deals (www.euronews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

If the bus was true:

https://whatdoesborisowe.co.uk/

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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/

[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz -1 points 7 months ago

Lmao look @ that person's above me. Their much smart