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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
If I flew
1. Could you please ask the travel agent how much it would cost if I fly to Chicago right after I get to Miami?
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Could you please ask the travel agent how much it would cost if I flew to Chicago right after I get to Miami?
What's the difference between these two sentences? Thank you!
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Could you please ask the travel agent how much it would cost if I flew to Chicago right after I get to Miami?
What's the difference between these two sentences? Thank you!
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There is no difference in intent; both presumably are asking about future arrangements. The second merely regresses the dependent verb ('flew') with the main verb form ('could'/'would') as a part of a Conditional (= more polite) request, so it is slightly (almost unnoticeably) more courteous.
- There is no difference in intent; both presumably are asking about future arrangements.
- The second merely regresses the dependent verb ('flew') with the main verb form ('could'/'would') as a part of a Conditional (= more polite) request, so it is slightly (almost unnoticeably) more courteous.
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There is no difference in intent; both presumably are asking about future arrangements. The second merely regresses the dependent verb ('flew') with the main verb form ('could'/'would') as a part of a Conditional (= more polite) request, so it is slightly (almost unnoticeably) more courteous.
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