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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

How to say it in English no. x3

Hello there again,

Here's the next situation I'd like to be able to describe.

Two people are travelling in a remote area of country XYZ and because it's a remote area it's hard to get from point A to point B to point C. On the way a man offers them a ride for some amount of money. They negotiate the fare but he doesn't budge. They meet another man who offers them a ride for free. They get home and in the evening discuss the situation. Should they say:

If that man had agreed to lower the fare/price he would have got 2 customers, us. Because he hadn't/didn't he had to leave empty-handed.

or

If that man had accepted our price/fare he would have got 2 customers, us. Because he hadn't/didn't he had to leave empty-handed.

or

If he accepted our proposal he would have got 2 customers.

Thanks
  

Top answer

If that man had agreed to lower the fare / had accepted our offer, he would have got(ten) 2 customers—us. Because he didn't, he had to leave empty-handed.

  • If that man had agreed to lower the fare / had accepted our offer, he would have got(ten) 2 customers—us.
  • Because he didn't, he had to leave empty-handed.
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If that man had agreed to lower the fare / had accepted our offer, he would have got(ten) 2 customers—us. Because he didn't, he had to leave empty-handed.

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