Everyone here seems to weep when someone writes 'if I was' instead of 'if I were'. Sure, it looks a bit messy at first glance. But looking on the bright side, we are shedding redundent verb inflections that do not add real semantic value anymore. English has been dropping complexity since the Vikings showed up and forced us to simplify our case endings. This is not decay; it is just our language getting sleeker and more accesible for everyone. We will survive the loss of a few mood markers, and probably communicate even faster because of it.