Is "should" well used here?

0Hello Eladio02br
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00I guess you are asking about the usage of "should" in a tentative hypothesis. When a speaker uses "should" in the hypothesis, the speaker takes the likelihood of the hypothesis' realization is very small, but still the hypothesis is not unreal because it talks about future event. 02br
00 (EX) If Hilary Clinton should divorce her husban

0Hello Eladio02br
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00As a supplement to Paco's comments:02br
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001. When they all should look at us, I’ll kiss you, okay? ] This I find very odd. "Should" here is grammatical if it = "ought to"; but it implies a very peculiar context. 02br
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002. If I should stay I would only be in your way. ] This use of "should" in the if-cl

0 Those that Mr. P. marked rare in BrE are also rare in AmE.02br
00 I can't imagine how the first one would ever be used in AmE.02br
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0 Perhaps the textbook you're using is a bit dated. It sounds like what someone might say in a 60s movie.0-

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01cite10Xess12cite10Perhaps the textbook you're using is a bit dated. It sounds like what someone might say in a 60s movie.12br
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00Yes, you would be right.02br
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01font00"01u00If the U.S. should withdraw its forces from Korea

0I don't know if I'd call it social dynamism. I certainly wouldn't attribute it to anything involving the educational system. Part of it is due to the influence of television and movies, which have emphasized the informal. American culture seems to be becoming more and more informal. And then, just maybe, the language changes faster in the U.S. because Americans are always in a hurry!

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00In echo to Paco's comment, I would throw in my tow-cents. As an Asain born in HK and having lived here in 00, I experienced my own culture as well as the American’s. Personally, I think the 00reason(s) contributing to the rapid change of the language we call English is that fact that the change and birth of many of today's words and terminology are 00the re

0I wouldn't call #2 and #3 archaic, in BrE. I wouldn't be surprised to hear them from a senior civil servant; or a middling civil servant with aspirations. And the "imperative" version is still common in professional contexts, esp. in the 2nd person:02br
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001. If you should require further assistance, please do not hesitate to call me during normal office hours...02br

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01cite10MrPedantic12cite101. If you should require further assistance, please do not hesitate to call me during normal office hours... 12br
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102. If you should experience dizziness, headache, nausea, or accelerated heartbeat, contact your GP immediately.10To me, they sound quite natural. Is it because I am a s

0No, I don't think so – they 01i00are02i00 natural! in BrE, at least. The imperative structure with "should" in the if-clause is still quite common, in certain contexts.02br
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00Even the original #2 and #3, which I called "rare", sound "natural". 02br
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