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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Helping verb

"It was quite surprising that she would be absent from class again."

Can I change would into should? If possible, the meaning will change?
  

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Yes, the change seems all right to me; it will then sound slightly more BrE, I think.

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  • Yes, the change seems all right to me; it will then sound slightly more BrE, I think.
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Yes, the change seems all right to me; it will then sound slightly more BrE, I think.
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Thank you very much. However I don't understand the meaning of "BrE". If you don't mind, could you tell me?
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Hi Anon,

BrE = British English.
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Thank you very much.
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