Correct conversations?
Example 1.
Jack: I need someone to help me with designing a website.
Jeff: Ask Jennifer. She would know about it.
Here I don’t know definitely that Jennifer knows how to design a website so I am making an assumption.
Example 2.
Jack: I need someone to help me with designing a website.
Jeff: Ask Jennifer. She would help you with it. (If you asked her, she would help you. Conditional)
Are they both correct?
Top answer
anonymous (If you asked her, she would help you. This is not the intended meaning. Why is Jeff making the suggestion if he thinks Jack will not ask Jennifer?
- anonymous (If you asked her, she would help you.
- This is not the intended meaning.
- Why is Jeff making the suggestion if he thinks Jack will not ask Jennifer?
- Jeff thinks that Jennifer can help, but doesn't want to say it's a guarantee.
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anonymous(If you asked her, she would help you.
This is not the intended meaning. Why is Jeff making the suggestion if he thinks Jack will not ask Jennifer?
Jeff thinks that Jennifer can help, but doesn't want to say it's a guarantee.
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