Manhire
/ (ˈmænhɪə) /
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noun
Bill . born 1946, New Zealand poet and writer. His poetry collections include How to Take Off Your Clothes at the Picnic (1977), Zoetropes (1984), Sunshine (1996), and Lifted (2005)
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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