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Teo Posted 18 years ago
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in case [should]
1. (A) In case the wall should collapse, they evaculated the building.
(B) Take your coat in case it should rain.
2. (A) In case the wall collapsed, they evaculated the building.
(B) Take your coat in case it rains.
What's the difference between #1 and #2?
(B) Take your coat in case it should rain.
2. (A) In case the wall collapsed, they evaculated the building.
(B) Take your coat in case it rains.
What's the difference between #1 and #2?
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Nothing in meaning, to my ears. I believe that the 'should' form is more used in BrE. The 'in case' clause reads better away from the beginning of the sentence, so 2A seems awkwardly phrased.
- Nothing in meaning, to my ears.
- I believe that the 'should' form is more used in BrE.
- The 'in case' clause reads better away from the beginning of the sentence, so 2A seems awkwardly phrased.
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Nothing in meaning, to my ears. I believe that the 'should' form is more used in BrE. The 'in case' clause reads better away from the beginning of the sentence, so 2A seems awkwardly phrased.
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Nothing in meaning, to my ears. I believe that the 'should' form is more used in BrE. The 'in case' clause reads better away from the beginning of the sentence, so 2A seems awkwardly phrased.
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