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PreciousJonesWhat's the difference in meaning?

#2 is not possible. What meaning do you intend?

Aspara Gus PreciousJonesWhat's the difference in meaning?#2 is not possible. What meaning do you intend?

Why is number 2 not possible?

I'm saying thank *** for the precautionary alerts on TV. Because if it were Indonesia, the whole city would've been destroyed.

Should it be: Because if it were indonesia, the whole city would be destroyed.

Hi,

It it were Africa, the whole city would be destroyed. (Present)

If it had been Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed. (Past)

It it were Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed (everyday speech - not really proper, though. I hear a lot of people use present even if past makes more sense.)

But I don't get what you mean by 'if it were Afric

PreciousJones....If it were Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed. is correct

If it (were)(had happened in) Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed.'

canadian45 PreciousJones....If it were Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed. is correctIf it (were)(had happened in) Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed.'

Okay... Canadian45, you've been correcting the others in the last couple of posts, and your answers have been different than theirs as well. So, I need clarification. Thank you.

Sometimes the second and third conditionals can be mixed correctly. In this case, if it were … would have does not work. I agree with louiST.

louiST Hi,It it were Africa, the whole city would be destroyed. (Present)If it had been Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed. (Past)It it were Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed (everyday speech - not really proper, though. I hear a lot of people use present even if past makes more sense.)But I don't get what you mean by 'if it were Africa'? Afri

PreciousJonescanadian45 PreciousJones....If it were Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed. is correct. If it (were)(had happened in) Africa, the whole city would have been destroyed.'

1) Does my answer make sense to you or not? In my opinion, it's a perfectly acceptable sentence with a clear meaning.
2) You have to decide who to believe.

PreciousJonesNot all of Africa, but just some parts of it would've been destroyed.

The city would have been destroyed.

One thing for you to consider is that Aspara Gus is a certified proficient-speaker, while I am just a lower-level speaker.