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Sarah88 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Pls help...

"I would not ask to do some job which was just a passing whim in my head. I have posed ( is there a better word I can use here?) it because I know that I will ( Is "will" too strong here, should I use " would" instead?) be good at it. Please consider me for this position in the near future. "



"If Kevin finds out that Mary gave me the number, then he will definitely give her a hard time."

"If Kevin found out that Mary had given me the number, then he would definitely give her a hard time."

- I hope the listerner won't tell Kevin about the number, so which one should I use? and Why?
  

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Hi, Sarah88. sarah88 I have posed ( is there a better word I can use here? [consider, examine].

— Fandorin

  • Hi, Sarah88.
  • sarah88 I have posed ( is there a better word I can use here?
  • [consider, examine].
  • "Pose" is also fine here.
  • ) it because I know that I will ( Is "will" too strong here, should I use " would" instead?
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Hi, Sarah88.
sarah88 I have posed ( is there a better word I can use here? [consider, examine]. "Pose" is also fine here.) it because I know that I will ( Is "will" too strong here, should I use " would" instead? In your case, as I guess, you want to show some kind of prediction, and "will" fits well here. "Would" is also possible here and implies, as you said, l
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Well, I was hoping the listener would not reveal the information to Kevin, so whether the outcome (Kevin finds out) is possible or impossible that is totally depends on the listener. In this case, which one should I use? Please help
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I think you mean "I have proposed it". (I imagine you are suggesting that you could do the job.)

will is more confident than would. Either is fine.

As for Kevin and Mary, either version is fine. The first shows that the speaker considers the event of finding out quite plausible; the second shows that the speaker is less certain that the finding out will o
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