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CalifJimAnonymousWhat do you think?Those don't sound the same to me. They don't really express any kind of "rule". The sentence about discounts is more like a rule about how discounts work.
CJ
I got it but what if you are talking to a general. Suppose the seller severed in the military and he knows about the ranks. He sees a general.
General: Do you guys offer mitaty discount?
seller: Yes, if you show your ID, you will 15% discount.
This sounds a little direct to me. But,
General: Do you guys offer military discount?
Seller: Yes. If you would show your ID, you will get 15% discount.
Now this sounds polite to me. Am I wrong?
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Anonymous Yes, if you show your ID, you will get a 15% discount. Correct (as shown). That is a direct statement of the store policy.
- Anonymous Yes, if you show your ID, you will get a 15% discount.
- Correct (as shown).
- That is a direct statement of the store policy.
- Anonymous If you would show your ID, you will get a 15% discount.
- This is in a shadow land between a direct statement (illustrated above) and the extremely old-fashioned, wordy way of showing excessive politeness: If you would kindly do me the favor of showing me your identification card, you will be granted a discount of 15%.
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AnonymousYes, if you show your ID, you will get a 15% discount.
Correct (as shown). That is a direct statement of the store policy.
AnonymousIf you would show your ID, you will get a 15% discount.
This is in a shadow land between a direct stat
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