Confusion!
You would have thought he would have visited his parents once in a while.
You would have thought he would visit his parents once in a while.
are there any difference in meaning at all between the sentences? If yes, what’s the difference? Thank you in advance.
Top answer
Saying "would have" twice in a sentence is unusual, and while it is not technically wrong, the bottom sentence is easier to say and understand. The meaning is not different in this context. Just a note, you say "Is there any difference in meaning" for the singular "meaning", while "are" is used for plurals
- Saying "would have" twice in a sentence is unusual, and while it is not technically wrong, the bottom sentence is easier to say and understand.
- The meaning is not different in this context.
- Just a note, you say "Is there any difference in meaning" for the singular "meaning", while "are" is used for plurals
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Saying "would have" twice in a sentence is unusual, and while it is not technically wrong, the bottom sentence is easier to say and understand. The meaning is not different in this context.
Just a note, you say "Is there any difference in meaning" for the singular "meaning", while "are" is used for plurals
0anonymousYou would have thought he would have visited his parents once in a while.
You would have thought he would visit his parents once in a while.
are there any difference in meaning at all between the sentences? If yes, what’s the difference? Thank you in advance.
To me, the first one shows he didn’t visit his parents and in the
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