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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Be to (were to say) VS said

1. If someone were to say "Life is a cup of coffee," it is unlikely that you would have heard this expression before.

Q) What's difference between "If someone said "Life~...." and #1?
  

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In terms of usage, "were to" emphasizes the hypothetical nature of the question. Are you asking about the difference in grammar?

— Avangi

  • In terms of usage, "were to" emphasizes the hypothetical nature of the question.
  • Are you asking about the difference in grammar?
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In terms of usage, "were to" emphasizes the hypothetical nature of the question.

Are you asking about the difference in grammar?
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For all practical purposes, there is no real difference between the two. The first sentence, however, might be considered a more highfalutin way of saying it.
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Thank you all.
Anonymous' answer is the one I wanted to.("Were to" is used in a highfalutin way... that's good to know..I didn't know that)
By the way, as you(Avangi) said "the difference in grammar", is there any difference between the two?
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