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about something that's not true or speculating about something that could be true.
"Wish" is another one. "Wish" always leads to a statement that's contrary to fact or you wouldn't be "wishing." "I wish I were." "She wishes he were."
No matter who's "wishing" the verb should be "were." It shouldn't be "was." So the chapter addresses that.
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