At IE an Italian forero asked about the use of if I were to... followed by be going to, as seen in this quote:
If I were to be going to pick just one person here for intelligence, it would be a no contest, hands down winner in Peralko
I ventured a guess that it is an unnecessary convoluted construction but I'm not a native speaker. Wouldn't the following sound more natural?
If I had to pick...
If I were to be going to pick just one person here for intelligence, it would be a no contest, hands down winner in Peralko
I ventured a guess that it is an unnecessary convoluted construction but I'm not a native speaker. Wouldn't the following sound more natural?
If I had to pick...