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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
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hypothetical: "if you did that" VS "if you do that"
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00 I am telling someone what to do, should I say 02 br
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00 1. If you did that, you would save two dollars. 02 br
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00 2. If you do that, you will save two dollars. 02 br
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00 Thank you. 0-
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00 I am telling someone what to do, should I say 02 br
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00 1. If you did that, you would save two dollars. 02 br
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00 2. If you do that, you will save two dollars. 02 br
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00 Thank you. 0-
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0 Either is fine. I would use the second one in the context of instructing or encouraging someone, but the first is also fine, though less of a promise and more of a suggestion. 02 br 02 br 00 CJ 0-
- 0 Either is fine.
- I would use the second one in the context of instructing or encouraging someone, but the first is also fine, though less of a promise and more of a suggestion.
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0 Either is fine. I would use the second one in the context of instructing or encouraging someone, but the first is also fine, though less of a promise and more of a suggestion. In general the forms with 01 i 00 would 02 i 00 are more tentative and abstract; the forms with 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 are more definite and matter-of-fact. 02 br
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