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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Could/should

I could smoke cigerattes but I don't think I should. Or

I can smoke cigerattes but I don't think I should.

What's the difference between these two sentences?

I don't like the effects for this television. Or

I don't like the effects of this television.

I'm talking about the picture quality effect of the t.v.
  

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The first two sentences are very similar. The only difference in meaning that I can see is that the first gives more of the impression that the speaker has no intention of smoking. The second sounds more like they might, knowing that they shoudn't.

— Sbolton

  • The first two sentences are very similar.
  • The only difference in meaning that I can see is that the first gives more of the impression that the speaker has no intention of smoking.
  • The second sounds more like they might, knowing that they shoudn't.
  • The second set of sentences, for your intentions I would use the first of the two.
  • I don't like the effects for this television.
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The first two sentences are very similar. The only difference in meaning that I can see is that the first gives more of the impression that the speaker has no intention of smoking. The second sounds more like they might, knowing that they shoudn't.

The second set of sentences, for your intentions I would use the first of the two. I don't like the effects for this television.
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