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Anon006 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Should/would

Is this okay: Your things should be able to fit in my car.

And

Your things would be able to fit in my car.

  

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The words "be able to" are not necessary. "should (be able to) fit" means that we expect them to fit. They ought to fit.

  • The words "be able to" are not necessary.
  • "should (be able to) fit" means that we expect them to fit.
  • They ought to fit.
  • "would (be able to) fit" implies something like "would (be able to) fit if we tried to fit them / needed to fit them".
  • Often these amount to roughly the same thing.
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The words "be able to" are not necessary. "should (be able to) fit" means that we expect them to fit. They ought to fit. "would (be able to) fit" implies something like "would (be able to) fit if we tried to fit them / needed to fit them". Often these amount

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