Re: Conditional in substandard english

L'intronato wrote:

"If I would be the boss of Chanel, I will ask you to be my testimonial.."

If I were the boss ... , I would ask


"If I would be limited only to two albums, I would take none" from

If I were limited ...


There is a forum site called "If I would be a moderator"

If I were a moderator ...

"He had asked if I would be available for full-time employment" But the standard form is "if I had been", isn't it?

Your examples appear to be American, rather than English.

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