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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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0Ken Mikulecky, who is working with West's former patients and the state attorney general on a petition to have his license revoked, is convinced his wife would have had a better chance of surviving had her doctor not been an addict. 02br
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00 Does the following have the same meaning?02br
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00his wife would have had a better chance of surviving, if her doctor were not an addict02br
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0 To be accurate, you'd say "if her doctor had not been an addict".02br
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0Thanks for your reply. I know for sure your choice is correct and in fact, according to native speakers, an equivalent for the had X not version. However, I wonder if the choice posted is correct too.0-
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10Thanks for your reply. I know for sure your choice is correct and in fact, according to native speakers, an equivalent for the had X not version. However, I wonder if the choice posted is correct too.12br
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10 ... his wife would have 01b00had
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0YL, Are you saying "if he weren't an addict" refers to the hypothetical present like "if I were you", so "if he had not been an addict" and "had he not been an addict" are suitable choices? 02br
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00If I'm not mistaken, "if I had been you" is considered wrong by native speakers. I don't quite understand why the hypothetical present isn't suitable in this context, though I
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10Ken Mikulecky, who is working with West's former patients and the state attorney general on a petition to have his license revoked, is convinced his wife would have had a better chance of surviving had her doctor not been an addict. 12br
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10 Does the following have the same meaning
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0OK. I totally get you now. Consistency is the key! Thanks! 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10his wife would have had a better chance of surviving, if her doctor were not an addict12blockquote
10You will hear people say it this way, and if you used it, you would be understood. Nevertheless, you probably should not imitate it. It's not as good as the original version.02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10If I'm not mistaken, "if I had been you" is considered wrong by native speakers.12blockquote
10 There is not often an occasion to use this turn of phrase, but it is not wrong.02br
01i00If I had been you (in that situation), I would have taken the money.02i00
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0Thank you CJ for the insight. I'll keep that in mind.0-
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