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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning Of "Would"
You would be doing me a kindness.
I'm not sure of if the "would" mean the speaker's guess or hope. If not, could it be that the speaker was giving orders euphemistically?
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The exact meaning depends on the context, as it always does. "Would" expresses absence of certainty. "You will be doing me a kindness" would mean that your action is certain.
- The exact meaning depends on the context, as it always does.
- "Would" expresses absence of certainty.
- "You will be doing me a kindness" would mean that your action is certain.
- "Doing X a kindness" is awfully formal.
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The exact meaning depends on the context, as it always does. "Would" expresses absence of certainty. "You will be doing me a kindness" would mean that your action is certain. "Doing X a kindness" is awfully formal.
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