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Hi,I couldn't get the expressions in bold. Could you put them in another way?"I would fall out into the nightLove I got it bad for youI saved the best I have for youYou sometimes make me sad and blueWouldn’t have it any other way"Thanks..

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

Without further context, "I would fall out into the night" does not have clear and unambiguous meaning. "night" may be a figurative way of referring to an unhappy state, and "fall out into" may mean something like "degenerate into". It's hard to say.

"Love I got it bad for you" = "I'm badly (i.e. greatly) in love with you".

"Wouldn't have it any other way" = "I would not want things to be different from how they are".

Johner · Answer

Hi Mr Wordy,

"Love I got it bad for you" = "I'm badly (i.e. greatly) in love with you" Do we have to say "Love" at the beginning? "Girl, I got it bad for you" means same, right? I mean the phrase doesn't need the word "Love" to make sense?

"Wouldn't have it any other way" = "I would not want things to be different from how they are". how do we make the word "want" (or its feeling) out of this sentence?

How about just "I wouldn't have it." does it mean "I wouldn't like."? and how do we understand what the word "it" refers to?

"wouldn't have sth other way" must be a phrase I haven't heard of. Otherwise;

If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have the goods in this way. what's the difference? at least "would" is same I hope.

Sorry this thread made me very confused. Thanks in advance..

Mr Wordy · Answer

Mr Wordy"Love I got it bad for you" = "I'm badly (i.e. greatly) in love with you".

It occurred to me later that "Love" can also be interpreted here as an affectionate form of address (like "Darling" or "Honey"). "I got it bad for you" can then, by itself (i.e. even without the word "love"), mean something like "I'm badly in love with you". This use of "Love" seems a bit too folksy for the context though, so I still favour my first idea. (In this sense I also think a comma would also be advisable after "Love".)

Mr Wordy · Answer

johner"Love I got it bad for you" = "I'm badly (i.e. greatly) in love with you" Do we have to say "Love" at the beginning?

In the sense in which I originally interpreted the line, "Love I got it bad for you" is not a standard word order. It is something you would expect only in stylised writing (such as poems or song lyrics). "I got it" is loose English, normally to be avoided. Properly, it should be "I've got it".

See also my other reply in this thread for an alternative interpretation.

johnerGirl, I got it bad for you" means same, right?

It conveys a similar message (but, of course, this is specifically addressing a girl, whereas the other could be addressing someone of any age and either ***).

johnerhow do we make the word "want" (or its feeling) out of this sentence? How about just "I wouldn't have it." does it mean "I wouldn't like."?

In the sense intended here, "(I) wouldn't have it" means "I wouldn't like it if..." or "I wouldn't want (to have) it".

johnerand how do we understand what the word "it" refers to?

"it" means "the situation" or "the state of affairs".

johnerIf it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have the goods in this way. what's the difference? at least "would" is same I hope.

Your sentence contains an explicit conditional, and "would" indicates the state of affairs existing if the condition is satisfied (once the negatives have been disentangled, that is). In the earlier sentence, "I wouldn't have it" has only an implied and rather vaguely formulated conditional sense ("I wouldn't like it if..."), and the net effect is somewhere between a reference to a hypothetical state of affairs that the speaker would not like and merely a softened version of "I won't have it".

Johner · Answer

Thank you so much Mr Wordy. this's new and not easy for me to understand completely since it's about feeling the language through the experience. At least I've got the idea; when I say "would" it also conveys the meaning of "if" or when I hear "would" without "if" I must sense it like in our sentence here.

I appreciate your interest. Many thanks again..

Mr Wordy · Answer

johnerthis's new and not easy for me to understand completely since it's about feeling the language through the experience.

You are not alone. "would" can be a tricky word to understand and use correctly.

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