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Chiachen Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
If you like/want...I can vs. If you would like...I can
1. Not sure and don't remember where I ever came across a grammar usage rule that said to never use "If you would like", please confirm this.
2. "across the road from a cinema" vs. across from a cinema" - why I don't see any textbook ever use across the road from but all use across from.
2. "across the road from a cinema" vs. across from a cinema" - why I don't see any textbook ever use across the road from but all use across from.
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1. " 2. Both are fine.
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- " 2.
- Both are fine.
- It's possible to be across a parking lot instead of across a road, but context would let you know which was meant.
- " Neither is wrong.
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1. It's completely fine to say "If you would like."
2. Both are fine. It's possible to be across a parking lot instead of across a road, but context would let you know which was meant. Or you could be completely clear and say "Across the road from ..." Neither is wrong.
2. Both are fine. It's possible to be across a parking lot instead of across a road, but context would let you know which was meant. Or you could be completely clear and say "Across the road from ..." Neither is wrong.
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