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Hasib Posted 3 years ago
Grammar
Could and Would
Could anyone please explain why "would" and "could" used here? Is it for describing a "hypothetical" situation? If not, please explain.
A: You can't tell me where the mannequin came from?
B: I told you I don't know.
A: Well, Is there somebody around here I could talk to who would know?
A: You can't tell me where the mannequin came from?
B: I told you I don't know.
A: Well, Is there somebody around here I could talk to who would know?
Top answer
) know?
- ) know?
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Well, Is there somebody around here I could talk (A person who is available and has permission to speak to people like me.) to who would (A person who has a 99% probability of being able to answer this question.) know?
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HasibIs there somebody around here I could talk to who would know?
could = would be able to
In this usage, could has would hidden inside it.
could and would are more deferential (polite) than can and will, so you can think of that sentence as a more polite form of
Is there somebody
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