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Hachi8 Posted 12 years ago
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"should" in "that" section

The difference between "It's natural that he should like her." and "It's natural that he likes her." is only that the former one indicates a possibility/a risk he doesn't like her and that the latter one indicates he usually likes her??
  

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" is only that the former one indicates a possibility/a risk he doesn't like her and that the latter one indicates he usually likes her?? It's natural that he should like her. = One expects that it's natural that he likes her.

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  • " is only that the former one indicates a possibility/a risk he doesn't like her and that the latter one indicates he usually likes her??
  • It's natural that he should like her.
  • = One expects that it's natural that he likes her.
  • It's natural that he likes her.
  • = One is sure that it's natural that he likes her.
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hachi8The difference between "It's natural that he should like her." and "It's natural that he likes her." is only that the former one indicates a possibility/a risk he doesn't like her and that the latter one indicates he usually likes her??
It's natural that he should like her. = One expects that it's natural that he likes her.

It's natura
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hachi8The difference between "It's natural that he should like her." and "It's natural that he likes her." is only that the former one indicates a possibility/a risk he doesn't like her and that the latter one indicates he usually likes her??
This is an example of "evaluative should". I agree that there is some expectation involved.

CJ
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I don't see any expectation in this first. Perhaps that's just me.
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fivejedjonI don't see any expectation in this first. Perhaps that's just me.
OK, maybe not expectation. More like "expectation". Something sorta, kinda like expectation.

No, I don't know exactly what I'm getting at precisely. It's just a funny feeling about should in that sentence.

Wait a minute! Is that just indigestion?
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