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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
I will give you what you want unless you...
Is the following sentence correct?
I will give you what you want unless you don't forget to regard me.
I will give you what you want unless you don't forget to regard me.
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I'm sorry, but no, it's not. What do you mean to say? I will give you want you want...
- I'm sorry, but no, it's not.
- What do you mean to say?
- I will give you want you want...
- if what happens?
- If you don't forget about me?
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I'm sorry, but no, it's not.
What do you mean to say? I will give you want you want... if what happens? If you don't forget about me?
What do you mean to say? I will give you want you want... if what happens? If you don't forget about me?
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Grammar GeekI'm sorry, but no, it's not.Hi GG,
What do you mean to say? I will give you want you want... if what happens? If you don't forget about me?
I will give you what you want unless you don't forget to regard (honour) me.
Do I make myself clear now?
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This really doesn't work.
I think you may mean "unless you forget to honor me." By putting the extra "don't" in, you reverse it, and tell the person that they must forget to honor you.
The other problem is the tense. You'll give them (now?) what they want, but they could forget any time in the future. Do you mean that you'll give them what they want long into the future, after th
I think you may mean "unless you forget to honor me." By putting the extra "don't" in, you reverse it, and tell the person that they must forget to honor you.
The other problem is the tense. You'll give them (now?) what they want, but they could forget any time in the future. Do you mean that you'll give them what they want long into the future, after th
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I don't think there's any problem with the tense. The problem is, as you say, with the double negation.
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Hi guys,
I will give you what you want unless you forget to honour me.
I agree with GG that the tenses here make the meaning hard to grasp. I will do A unless you do B. Which action is liable to come first, A or B? Or are they concurrent in some way? In what way are they conditional?
This sentence makes the reader work much too hard.
I will give you what you want unless you forget to honour me.
I agree with GG that the tenses here make the meaning hard to grasp. I will do A unless you do B. Which action is liable to come first, A or B? Or are they concurrent in some way? In what way are they conditional?
This sentence makes the reader work much too hard.
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Grammar GeekThis really doesn't work.
I think you may mean "unless you forget to honor me." By putting the extra "don't" in, you reverse it, and tell the person that they must forget to honor you.1
The other problem is the tense. You'll give them (now?) what they want, but they could
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