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Warrener Posted 20 years ago
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"should you have any question"

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0 01i00should02i00 is the equivalent of 01i00if02i00 in your sentence.02br
01i00If you have any question(s), please ...02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10should12i10 is the equivalent of 11i10if12i10 in your sentence.12br
11i10If you have any question(s), please ...12br
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10How about here?02br
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0 No. "should" is not the equivalent of "if" in your sentence.02br
00 Was that the question?02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10No. "should" is not the equivalent of "if" in your sentence.12br
10Was that the question?12br
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10My question was asking whether you saw "If you should..." and "Should you..." as synonyms.0-
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0 I'd write either "Should you have any question" or "if you have any question". 0-
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10I'd write either "Should you have any question" or "if you have any question".12blockquote
10That's good, but there's also "if you should have any questons,..." and "if you should happen to have any questions".0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00Michael Swan discusses this use of 'should' in his 'Practical English Usage' (Section 552.1 in my edition).02br
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00He comments that the use of 'should' after 'if' makes the condition seem less probable. eg02br
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00compare 01i00If you should see Fred, give him my regards 02i00to 01i
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01cite10Clive12cite10He comments that the use of 'should' after 'if' makes the condition seem less probable. eg12br
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10compare 11i10If you should see Fred, give him my regards 12i10to 11i10I10f you see Fred, give him my regards.12i12br
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0 Same here, Mr. P. But I get a slightly "less important" reading from the inclusion of "should". Maybe that is actually something like a "less probable" reading. Hmmm.02br
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01i00If you should see Fred, give him my regards, (but if not, don't worry; it's not that important).02i02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10I get a slightly "less important" reading from the inclusion of "should". 12br
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10Yes, a kind of by-the-way-ness: a "should" if-statement might be added as an afterthought, when the main business has been discussed.02br
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