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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

am your best friend

Which of the following is commonly said if the speaker is joking how he'd love to become a friend of a rich guy.

If you are a billionaire, I am your best friend.

If you are a billionare, you are my best friend.

Thanks!
  

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My attempt: If you were a billionare, I'd love to be your best friend.

— Neeraj Jain

  • My attempt: If you were a billionare, I'd love to be your best friend.
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My attempt:

If you were a billionare, I'd love to be your best friend.
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Perhaps:

Now that I know you're a billionaire, I am your best friend (smile required hereEmotion: smile)
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Neeraj, I agree your sentence is correct. However, I am looking for something that has more impact to the listener - a strong sentence.
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New2grammarWhich of the following is commonly said if the speaker is joking how he'd love to become a friend of a rich guy.

If you are a billionaire, I am your best friend.

If you are a billionare, you are my best friend.

Thanks!
Hi New2grammar

First of all, to me, your sentences are grammatically wrong. They should be
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Is it ok to say the following?

If you are a billionaire, I'd like to be your best friend.
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New2grammarIs it ok to say the following?

If you are a billionaire, I'd like to be your best friend.

Can you say "If you are a king, I'd like to be your loyal servant." It is hypothetical, isn't it?
Can you "If I am a millionaire, I will hire a chauffeur and have many servants to serve me"? Shouldn't it be "If I were a millionaire, I wo
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New2grammarIs it ok to say the following?

If you are a billionaire, I'd like to be your best friend.

Can you say "If you are a king, I'd like to be your loyal servant." It is hypothetical, isn't it?
Can you "If I am a millionaire, I will hire a chauffeur and have many servants to serve me"? Shouldn't it be "If I were a millionaire, I wo
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I guess it depends on the situation. If the speaker thinks the person he/she speaks to is likely to be a billionaire, the sentence doesn't need to be hypothetical. For example,

Joe: Gentlemen, do you think it's worth investing five hundred million in this failing company?

James: That's what I have in mind

Joe: Well, if you are a billionaire I don't see any problem. And I
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New2grammarI guess it depends on the situation. If the speaker thinks the person he/she speaks to is likely to be a billionaire, the sentence doesn't need to be hypothetical. For example, (What do you mean by 'likely to be a millionaire'. If he isn't a billionaire yet , you cannot say he is
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New2grammarI guess it depends on the situation. If the speaker thinks the person he/she speaks to is likely to be a billionaire, the sentence doesn't need to be hypothetical. For example, (What do you mean by 'likely to be a millionaire'. If he isn't a billionaire yet, you cannot say he is
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