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Yunus Posted 20 years ago
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is "would prefer" possible?

0as far as i knew, we use " i would rather go to the cinema then go to the theatre" and "i prefer to play football"02br
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00but my friend asked me last week that is 01font00i would prefer to listen to the music02font00 possible?02br
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00i was confused about it, i couldn't give any answer. is this possible?0-
  

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0What I can amend is02br
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00I would rather going to the cinema than going to the theathre.02br
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00I would prefer listening to the music (rather than doing something else)02br
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00Well so far that's what I can tell you because I'm not a pro in this kind of area but you can try to take a look at this page:02br
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0Hi,02br
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00'I would prefer ...' is certainly possible, even quite common. It's usually a very polite, rather 'distanced' way of expressing your wishes. eg02br
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01font01i00Impolite:02i00 Stop that goddam noise!02font02br
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0hi hmfindlay02br
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00i know, 01font00i would rather go to the cinema02font02br
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00in add, 01font00i would prefer to listen to the music02font00. you wrote with 01font00ing02font00. is it acceptable?0-
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10'I would prefer ...' is certainly possible, even quite common. It's usually a very polite, rather 'distanced' way of expressing your wishes. eg12br
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11font11i10Impolite:12i10 Stop that goddam noise!12font
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01cite10Yunus12cite12br
10hi hmfindlay12br
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10i know, 11font10i would rather go to the cinema12font12br
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10in add, 11font10i would prefer to listen to the music12font10. you wrote with 11font
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1i00Hi guys02i00,02br
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01font01i00Polite:02i00 I would prefer you to be more quiet.02font02br
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00What is "more quiet", BTW? Isn't "being quiet" enough?02br
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01i00More quiet = Quieter than you are right now, but not necessarily completely qui
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01cite10Yunus12cite10hi hmfindlay12br
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10i know, 11font10i would rather go to the cinema12font12br
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10in add, 11font10i would prefer to listen to the music12font10. you wrote with 11font
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0i'm sorry hmfindlay but my answer still couldn't be answered. Also something was added my over question.02br
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00goodman you said " i prefer taking shower in the morning than the evening." isn't there some rules about using of that" 02br
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00because previously, i knew 01font00prefer 00+00 to 00+00 verb 
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01cite10Clive12cite11i10Hi guys12i10,12br
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11font11i10Polite:12i10 I would prefer you to be more quiet.12font12br
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11i10Politemness via language is an interesting and subtle subject.12i12br
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01cite10Clive12cite11i10Hi guys12i10,12br
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11font11i10Polite:12i10 I would prefer you to be more quiet.12font12br
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11font10QQuieter than now12font12br
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