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Eskander Assaf Posted 4 years ago
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"I would name you the hand of the king"

What does "would" mean in this phrase?

  

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Eskander Assaf I would name you " the hand of the king " (if I were supposed to give you a name/if I could give you an unofficial title). It's a hypothetical 'would'.

  • Eskander Assaf I would name you " the hand of the king " (if I were supposed to give you a name/if I could give you an unofficial title).
  • It's a hypothetical 'would'.
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Eskander AssafI would name you "the hand of the king" (if I were supposed to give you a name/if I could give you an unofficial title).

It's a hypothetical 'would'.

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