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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
conditional
1. If you could let us know your decision as soon as possible, it would be a great help.
2. If you can let us know your decision as soon as possible, it will be a great help.
What is the difference between the two? Does 1 refer to an imaginary situation while 2 refers to an actual one?
2. If you can let us know your decision as soon as possible, it will be a great help.
What is the difference between the two? Does 1 refer to an imaginary situation while 2 refers to an actual one?
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I think that you could/can use either can or could. However, we would say "it would be OF great help".
- I think that you could/can use either can or could.
- However, we would say "it would be OF great help".
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I think that you could/can use either can or could. However, we would say "it would be OF great help".
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The first one is more polite: distancing via the conditional.
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