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Hans51 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
I have a question for Clive
'If I won $10 million dollars, I would like to buy Clive a new car.'
Hello, Clive. This is the sentence you used as an example in 2007 and I was wondering if 'would like to' here does not mean 'want', right? Then how do I understand the phrase? It still has the meaning of 'like', not 'want'?
Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
Hello, Clive. This is the sentence you used as an example in 2007 and I was wondering if 'would like to' here does not mean 'want', right? Then how do I understand the phrase? It still has the meaning of 'like', not 'want'?
Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
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If you win $10 million, forget Clive. Contact me instead.
- If you win $10 million, forget Clive.
- Contact me instead.
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Thank you so much and then 'would like' always has the meaning of 'want' and we can say that 'would like' is a more polite one than 'want' all the time, right? Or is there a case where we use the phrase for other meanings
And I just searched for it and found it yesterday
And I just searched for it and found it yesterday
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Hi,
I would like a Coke. This is a polite way of requesting a Coke.
I want a Coke. This is not polite. It sounds too direct and too forceful.
( In both cases, you can add more politeness by adding 'please'. )
I would like a Coke. This is a polite way of requesting a Coke.
I want a Coke. This is not polite. It sounds too direct and too forceful.
( In both cases, you can add more politeness by adding 'please'. )
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PhilipIf you win $10 million, forget Clive. Contact me instead.Why is 'win' used instead of 'won'?
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It's the "first conditional": if-clause in the present, result clause in the present, future, or command form.
If you won [ were to win ] the lottery, what would you do?
If you had won the lottery, what would you have done?
If you won [ were to win ] the lottery, what would you do?
If you had won the lottery, what would you have done?
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Thanks, Philip.
It's the "first conditional": if-clause in the present, result clause in the present, future, or command form.
If you won [ were to win ] the lottery, what would you do?
If you had won the lottery, what would you have done?
If you were to win the lottery, what would you do? (I understand why 'win' is used in this sentence.)
If you
It's the "first conditional": if-clause in the present, result clause in the present, future, or command form.
If you won [ were to win ] the lottery, what would you do?
If you had won the lottery, what would you have done?
If you were to win the lottery, what would you do? (I understand why 'win' is used in this sentence.)
If you
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Yoong LiatIf you were to win the lottery, what would you do?I would be as generous as I dared be.
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