'If they were me': many-to-one map? :)

[Tamara]

Hi

I need to say (informally) something like 'if they were me, …' (i.e., "I suppose, if they were in my position, they both would…").

I can say that in my first language.
But can I say it in standard English? How does it sound for you?
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[Mister Micawber]

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If they were me, they would is acceptable informal English. Usually, however, we reverse the positions: If I were they/them, I would. It is difficult to be sure of what 'they' would do.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber

[Tamara]

[Mister Micawber]

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I'm not saying that will necessarily work in what you are writing, Tamara, but usually a context reads something like this:

Look at those kids trying to lift their car out of the ditch-- it's impossible, it's too heavy! If I were they, I would call a tow truck.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber

[Yankee]

[Tamara]

Hi

[Conchita]

Tamara, you could also use the expressions: If they were in my shoes/in my position/in my skin.

[bara]

Hi guys;

[Tamara]

Thank you, Conchita.
Sometimes my shoes become rather (too ) tight even for me myself

Hi bara,