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Is this the way to say this?1 If she hadn't come today, she would have come in 3 weeks as scheduled/planned last week.Thanks

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I would rephrase it for clarity as follows:

If she hadn't come today, she would have come in 3 weeks as originally scheduled.

Canadian45 · Answer

AnonymousIs this the way to say this?
1 If she hadn't come today, she would have come in 3 weeks as scheduled/planned last week. Thanks

Your version is not bad, but I would change it some.

'If she hadn't come today she would have come in 3 weeks, as (was) scheduled/planned last week.'

1. Add the comma after "weeks".

2. It sounds better to me with "was".

3. If the sentenced had ended after "weeks", I would have kept the comma after "today". But as it doesn't end there, three commas seems to break up the sentence too much. Even though there are two clauses before my comma, it is all one idea.

That's my personal feeling about having three commas in that sentence..

Dimsumexpress · Answer

AnonymousIs this the way to say this?

1 If she hadn't come today, she would have come in 3 weeks as scheduled/planned last week.

Thanks

From a grammatical point of view, it's correct. But when looking at it from an application aspect, it looks like the "nuts and bolds" are not quite matched up to me. It's a 3rd conditional sentence, I hope you realized it, didn't you?

It usualy refers to something which couldn't or didn't happen or materialize, i.e. Had I/ if I had stayed with Google when it was a young company instead of taking an offer from IBM, I would have been a multi-millionaire.This statement is unreal and the fact that I quit the job at Google, I lost my chance of becoming a rich man

Your sentence is the opposite. The context suggests she actually came and the calendar showed that she is scheduled to visit or come again in 3 weeks. My opinion is, a simple past tense would have done the job: Even if she didn't come today, she is / has been scheduled to come again in 3 weeks. .

Canadian45 · Answer

dimsumexpress
Anonymous. It's a 3rd conditional sentence, I hope you realized it, didn't you?

It usualy refers to something which couldn't or didn't happen or materialize, i
Your sentence is the opposite. The context suggests she actually came No, the meaning is that she did come. the calendar showed that she is scheduled to visit or come again in 3 weeks. She was scheduled, but now she likely won't come again in 3 weeks.

My opinion is, a simple past tense would have done the job: Even Why add "Even"? if she didn't come today, she is / has been scheduled to come again in 3 weeks. ."If she didn't come" means that we don't know if she came today or not.

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Dimsumexpress · Answer

canadian45The context suggests she actually came No, the meaning is that she did come. t

Canadian, I am not following you. I made the statement in blue. Yours was in orange.

canadian45the calendar showed that she is scheduled to visit or come again in 3 weeks. You said: She was scheduled, but now she likely won't come again in 3 weeks.[/quote] Which part of the text suggested that? We use 3rd condition for counter-factuals, in example the oppiste is true, for she did come. Either I am missing something or we are not seeing the same thing. Not important, just thought it is curious.

Canadian45 · Answer

Yes, it's very curious. My screen shows my words in my last post in blue, but your last post doesn't show those words in blue. The color function sometimes doesn't work, but I haven't seen words change color before.

"would have come" strongly suggests that she won't come again in 3 weeks.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

canadian45"would have come" strongly suggests that she won't come again in 3 weeks.

That's is not an entirely valid statement either. JUst because the scheduel was made for her to come again in 3 weeks, it doesn't mean that she wouldn't pop in unannounced during the 3 week period.
For pure discussion purpose, again, I still think the 3rd conditional is unnecessry, yet incorrectly used. I am not sure if there is a problem with logic processing somewhere long the line. I found the original sentence problemmatic becasue of the 3 rd conditional tone.

<<<If she hadn't come today, she would have come in 3 weeks as scheduled. >>>

If I read your previous post corectly, we actually agree on one aspect which is she did come. ( but if you missed her), you will see her again in 3 weeks as she is scheduled to come agian

This is not counter-factual, therefore using 3rd conditional created confusion in the meaning in my opinion.

Canadian45 · Answer

dimsumexpress
canadian45"would have come" strongly suggests that she won't come again in 3 weeks.
That's is not an entirely valid statement either. JUst because the schedule was made for her to come again in 3 weeks, it doesn't mean that she wouldn't pop in unannounced during the 3 week period. (my underlining)
That's irrelevant! Stick to what the sentence says; don't introduce irrelevant possibilities.

For pure discussion purpose, again, I still think the 3rd conditional is unnecessry, yet incorrectly used. We don't need to talk about 3rd conditionals. Just pay attention to what the words and grammar mean. And the sentence in question is correct and has a clear meaning.

I am not sure if there is a problem with logic processing somewhere long the line. I found the original sentence problemmatic becasue of the 3 rd conditional tone. <<>> see above

If I read your previous post corectly, we actually agree on one aspect which is she did come. ( but if you missed her), you will see her again Omit "again". If you missed her you will see her, but it won't be "again". in 3 weeks as she is scheduled to come agian No, she was scheduled, but now she probably will not come.

I don't want to discuss this with you any more.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

canadian45I don't want to discuss this with you any more.

Very well Canandian, the feeling is mutual. Apparently we have a different approach. By the way, since you helped me with correcting my typos, are you sure it's "any more"?

Canadian45 · Answer

dimsumexpress By the way, since you helped me with correcting my typos, are you sure it's "any more"?

That's a good question. Many online sites discuss this and here is one. "anymore" might be more correct, or at least more commonly used in that situation.

I have the habit of using only "any more". I will think about his more and see if my habit changes. Thanks for bringing this up.

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