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Rotter Posted 19 years ago
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It is an undeniable fact that languages are evolving.

More than 10 years ago, I learnt the following is incorrect.

1. If I have money, I will buy a new car.

The following is the correct one.

2. If I have the money, I will buy a new car.
It is necessary to have the article; I was surprised to learn this.

As languages are evolving, this may not be the case in today's English.
My question is whether the first sentence is acceptable to our native English speakers today.
  

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I would say, "If I had the money, I would buy a new car."
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Yoong
Yes, your sentence is the second conditional.
Mine is the first conditional.
The question is on the article. You won't write without 'the' , will you?
If I had the money, I would buy a new car."
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Both work, IMO:

If I had the money, I would buy a new car. The exact/specific money required for the car.
If I had (enough) money, I would buy a new car. Money in general.
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Oh great ! Marius saw the thread.

If I have the money, I will buy a new car. [First conditional]

If I had the money, I would buy a new car. [ Second conditional]

If I had had the money, I would have bought a new car. [Third conditional]

I beleive the above three senten
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