Shouldn't talk - Shouldn't be talking
Phone conversation -
Nat - Ted? Ted, are you there?
Ted - I'm here. Sorry. I just thought I heard something.
Nat - Maybe we shouldn't talk. / Maybe we shouldn't be talking.
(Ted is sneaking around somewhere he shouldn't be. Nat is concerned that someone might hear Ted talking and that will get him caught)
Question:
Are Maybe we shouldn't talk and Maybe we shouldn't be talking equally natural for this context?
Top answer
anonymous Are Maybe we shouldn't talk and Maybe we shouldn't be talking equally natural for this context? I'd say so. Yes.
- anonymous Are Maybe we shouldn't talk and Maybe we shouldn't be talking equally natural for this context?
- I'd say so.
- Yes.
- But the first has fewer words to say, so it's better because they should talk as little as possible in that situation.
- CJ
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anonymousAre Maybe we shouldn't talk and Maybe we shouldn't be talking equally natural for this context?
I'd say so. Yes. But the first has fewer words to say, so it's better because they should talk as little as possible in that situation.
CJ
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