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LoveCZ Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Breathless's lyrics doubt
Actually, I have had this doubt for about a month already. And I still don't get it, just it seems not making sense. Alright, I will show part of the lyrics(of course include the phrase that I wonder about):
If our love was a fairy tale
I would charge in and rescue you
On a yacht baby we would sail
To an island where we’d say I do
And if we had babies they would look like you
It’d be so beautiful if that came true
You don’t even know how very special you are
[Chorus]
You leave me breathless
You’re everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can’t believe that you’re mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you’re leaving me
Breathless
Okay, I have highlighted the phrase that I wonder about already. I know it has used the skill IF-Clause. But I just don't understand why the author of these lyrics used "Had" instead of "Have". As I know, "Had" for impossible and unlikely situation. "Have" for possible condition. Am I right?If so, why did the author use "Had" in here? It is meaning that the singer's girl probably does not want to have a babe in the future or she could be sterile? Sorry I really don't get it...my prediction may be too ridiculous though, forgive me and teach me.
If our love was a fairy tale
I would charge in and rescue you
On a yacht baby we would sail
To an island where we’d say I do
And if we had babies they would look like you
It’d be so beautiful if that came true
You don’t even know how very special you are
[Chorus]
You leave me breathless
You’re everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can’t believe that you’re mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you’re leaving me
Breathless
Okay, I have highlighted the phrase that I wonder about already. I know it has used the skill IF-Clause. But I just don't understand why the author of these lyrics used "Had" instead of "Have". As I know, "Had" for impossible and unlikely situation. "Have" for possible condition. Am I right?If so, why did the author use "Had" in here? It is meaning that the singer's girl probably does not want to have a babe in the future or she could be sterile? Sorry I really don't get it...my prediction may be too ridiculous though, forgive me and teach me.
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Hi LoveCZ If you look at the entire part that comes before that, you will see that it is all in the form of conditional 2. The singer is imagining a fairy tale situation, and having babies is simply one part of the whole imaginary fairy tale context.
- Hi LoveCZ If you look at the entire part that comes before that, you will see that it is all in the form of conditional 2.
- The singer is imagining a fairy tale situation, and having babies is simply one part of the whole imaginary fairy tale context.
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Hi LoveCZ
If you look at the entire part that comes before that, you will see that it is all in the form of conditional 2. The singer is imagining a fairy tale situation, and having babies is simply one part of the whole imaginary fairy tale context.
If you look at the entire part that comes before that, you will see that it is all in the form of conditional 2. The singer is imagining a fairy tale situation, and having babies is simply one part of the whole imaginary fairy tale context.
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Oh, so you mean that the singer is imagining that they have a babe in the imagined situation. Imagine inside imagine, so still using the impossible form of If-Clause,am i right?
And by the way, can you verify this sentence for me? "I have had this doubt for about a month already"
Is the grammar of that sentence,right? Is "about a mouth" counted as a specific time? Because specif
And by the way, can you verify this sentence for me? "I have had this doubt for about a month already"
Is the grammar of that sentence,right? Is "about a mouth" counted as a specific time? Because specif
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Hi LoveCZ
It is a mistake to think of a Type 2 conditional as always being impossible. I think it's much better to think of Type 2 conditionals as theoretical situations or as counter-factual situations. A Type 1 IF-sentence refers to a condition that the speaker views as being very probable. A Type 2 conditional refers to a theoretical condition, not a probable one.
It is a mistake to think of a Type 2 conditional as always being impossible. I think it's much better to think of Type 2 conditionals as theoretical situations or as counter-factual situations. A Type 1 IF-sentence refers to a condition that the speaker views as being very probable. A Type 2 conditional refers to a theoretical condition, not a probable one.
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