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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
If I'll be vs. if I'm
A. We can discuss this further in the future if ever I'll be lucky to get a job offer.
B. We can discuss this further in the future if ever I'm lucky to get a job offer.
1. Which of the above is grammatical? I think it's B because I read somewhere there is no future in if-clause, but I wonder if that applies in this type of sentence. I'm also confused because I read "...if f ever I'll be..." from a British book.
2. If both are OK, what is the difference? Please advise. Thanks.
B. We can discuss this further in the future if ever I'm lucky to get a job offer.
1. Which of the above is grammatical? I think it's B because I read somewhere there is no future in if-clause, but I wonder if that applies in this type of sentence. I'm also confused because I read "...if f ever I'll be..." from a British book.
2. If both are OK, what is the difference? Please advise. Thanks.
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B works for me, but it's still not so good. I would say: We can discuss this further in the future if I 'm ever lucky to get a job offer. if I'll ever be - is certainly possible but usually when the "if" means "whether": I don't know if (whether) I'll ever be able to finish this.
- B works for me, but it's still not so good.
- I would say: We can discuss this further in the future if I 'm ever lucky to get a job offer.
- if I'll ever be - is certainly possible but usually when the "if" means "whether": I don't know if (whether) I'll ever be able to finish this.
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B works for me, but it's still not so good. I would say:
We can discuss this further in the future if I'm ever lucky to get a job offer.
if I'll ever be - is certainly possible but usually when the "if" means "whether":
I don't know if (whether) I'll ever be able to finish this.
We can discuss this further in the future if I'm ever lucky to get a job offer.
if I'll ever be - is certainly possible but usually when the "if" means "whether":
I don't know if (whether) I'll ever be able to finish this.
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Thank you, ozzourti, for the answer and your helpful explanation.
Is it not natural to place "ever" right after "if"?
By the way, what meaning does "ev
ozzourtiWe can discuss this further in the future if I'm ever lucky to get a job offer.Does this have the same meaning with my original sentence "...if ever I'm lucky..."?
Is it not natural to place "ever" right after "if"?
By the way, what meaning does "ev
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Yes. Compare it with:
If I'm ever lucky enough to meet him again, I'll tell him what I think.
If ever I'm lucky enough to meet him again, I'll tell him what I think.
To me, they mean the same, it's just that the first one flows better in my head.
"ever" is used for emphasis, it means "at any point in time".
If I'm ever lucky enough to meet him again, I'll tell him what I think.
If ever I'm lucky enough to meet him again, I'll tell him what I think.
To me, they mean the same, it's just that the first one flows better in my head.
"ever" is used for emphasis, it means "at any point in time".
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OK, thank you very much, ozzourti. This is completely clear to me now. Great help. 
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