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Blueblooded65 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

I wanted it, I'd buy it.

What's the meaning of this sentence?

I wanted it, I'd buy it.
  

Top answer

It seems like a shortened version of the conditional 'If I wanted it, I'd buy it'. The speaker just hasn't bothered to say 'If'.

— Clive

  • It seems like a shortened version of the conditional 'If I wanted it, I'd buy it'.
  • The speaker just hasn't bothered to say 'If'.
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It seems like a shortened version of the conditional 'If I wanted it, I'd buy it'.

The speaker just hasn't bothered to say 'If'.
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It seems that the speaker's trying to say this to someone "I wanted this(something being referred to)" earlier(in the past) [couldn't buy because of whatever]; but now, speaker is going to buy it[probably because one has the means to do so]
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He wanted to do it, but he could not at that moment
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Is it common to omit "if" in spoken English in conditionals?
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blueblooded65Is it common to omit "if" in spoken English in conditionals?
Not at all.
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You talk to some people, you hear it.
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