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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"grateful if you could..." or "grateful if you would..." any difference?
0 Could anyone kindly tell me the different between the following 2 sentences? 02 br
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00 1. I should be 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 grateful if you could 02 u 02 i 02 b 00 send me the picture. 02 br
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00 2. I should be 01 b 01 u 01 i 00 grateful if you would 02 i 02 u 02 b 00 send me the picture. 02 br
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00 Which one is correct? If both are correct, what's the difference? 02 br
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00 1. I should be 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 grateful if you could 02 u 02 i 02 b 00 send me the picture. 02 br
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00 2. I should be 01 b 01 u 01 i 00 grateful if you would 02 i 02 u 02 b 00 send me the picture. 02 br
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00 Which one is correct? If both are correct, what's the difference? 02 br
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 The differences between the two have been extensively discussed before in this 05 1 00 . 02 br 00 In most cases, I think you would say 'I should be grateful if you could send me the picture'. However, it sounds rather formal.
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 The differences between the two have been extensively discussed before in this 05 1 00 .
- 02 br 00 In most cases, I think you would say 'I should be grateful if you could send me the picture'.
- However, it sounds rather formal.
- htmc thread
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 The differences between the two have been extensively discussed before in this 05 1 00 . 02 br
00 In most cases, I think you would say 'I should be grateful if you could send me the picture'. However, it sounds rather formal. 02 br
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00 Best wishes, 02 br
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00 PBF 02 br
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00 The differences between the two have been extensively discussed before in this 05 1 00 . 02 br
00 In most cases, I think you would say 'I should be grateful if you could send me the picture'. However, it sounds rather formal. 02 br
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00 Best wishes, 02 br
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00 PBF 02 br
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01 cite 10 Peaceblinkfriend 12 cite 10 Hi, 12 br
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10 The differences between the two have been extensively discussed before in this 15 1 10 . 12 br
10 In most cases, I think you would say 'I should be grateful if you could send me the picture'. However, it sounds rather formal. 12 br
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0 I believe saying "I 01 b 00 should 02 b 00 be grateful..." may be a British usage. Maybe someone will confirm that. 02 br
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00 I agree that "I 01 b 00 would 02 b 00 be grateful ..." is the standard in AmE. 0-
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00 I agree that "I 01 b 00 would 02 b 00 be grateful ..." is the standard in AmE. 0-
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01 cite 10 Yankee 12 cite 10 I believe saying "I 11 b 10 should 12 b 10 be grateful..." may be a British usage. Maybe someone will confirm that. 12 br10 Right. 0-
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0 Thanks for you all. 02 br
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00 I have read the thread which PBF provided, and all your replies in the above. 02 br
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00 I remember someone telling me that the word "could", instead of "would", should be used when "grateful" is used, i.e. 02 br
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00 "I should be grateful if you 01 u 01 i 01 b 01 font
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00 I have read the thread which PBF provided, and all your replies in the above. 02 br
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00 I remember someone telling me that the word "could", instead of "would", should be used when "grateful" is used, i.e. 02 br
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00 "I should be grateful if you 01 u 01 i 01 b 01 font
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Dear all,
Is it possible to say: "I would be grateful if you sent me the picture" i.e. using the preterit "sent" rather than "could" which seems to me as adding heaviness to the sentence ?
Thank you
Ronnie
Is it possible to say: "I would be grateful if you sent me the picture" i.e. using the preterit "sent" rather than "could" which seems to me as adding heaviness to the sentence ?
Thank you
Ronnie
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The way I see it is that "could" implies only having the ability to send the picture. That doesn't mean it will be sent.
"Would" implies a request for the recipient actually to send the picture, not merely having the ability to send it.
"Would" implies a request for the recipient actually to send the picture, not merely having the ability to send it.
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Hi,
The way I see it is that "could" implies only having the ability to send the picture. That doesn't mean it will be sent.
Yet you wouldn't really have cause for gratitude if someone merely 'had the ability' to send the picture to you, would you?
'I would be grateful if you could . . . ' is a polite form of request, because it makes the request very indirectly.
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The way I see it is that "could" implies only having the ability to send the picture. That doesn't mean it will be sent.
Yet you wouldn't really have cause for gratitude if someone merely 'had the ability' to send the picture to you, would you?
'I would be grateful if you could . . . ' is a polite form of request, because it makes the request very indirectly.
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i think that i sould be grateful is not a correct english .
even in british it's an err to write it.we cannot deny that it's common to see people make that mistake.
so Yankee you should use the second sentence.
Wilson Bard 3kaz
even in british it's an err to write it.we cannot deny that it's common to see people make that mistake.
so Yankee you should use the second sentence.
Wilson Bard 3kaz
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