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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Like and would like...want and would want...

Hi,

I like orange juice. I would like orange juice.
I want coke. I would want coke.
I prefer coffee. I would prefer coffee.

What are the differences between “like and would like”, "want and would want”, "prefer and would prefer”?

Thanks a lot.
  

Top answer

I like orange juice. = Stating your taste I would like orange juice. = Requesting some.

— Mister Micawber

  • I like orange juice.
  • = Stating your taste I would like orange juice.
  • = Requesting some.
  • I want coke.
  • = Requesting rudely.
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I like orange juice. = Stating your taste
I would like orange juice. = Requesting some.
I want coke.= Requesting rudely.
I would want ***e.-- But there is no coke.
I prefer coffee.-- Stating your taste.
I would prefer coffee.-- Stating your taste more politely.
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Thank you very much.

I would want ***e.-- But there is no coke.

What does it mean?
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I would want coke if there were any coke to drink, but there is no coke to drink, so I can't have any coke.

"I would want coke" portrays an imaginary situation.

Compare:

I would eat some bread (if there were any bread to eat, but there is no bread to eat, so I can't have any bread).

CJ
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hmm... is if there was any coke acceptable?
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"is if there was any coke acceptable?"

Yes.

CJ
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