the last person/thing

0Hi,02br
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01font00'Jim is the last man I would talk to.'02font02br
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01font00What does the sentence mean?02font00 It means that I definitely don't want to talk to Jim.02br
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01font00Can I rewrite it in this way?02font

0Hi Clive,02br
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00Thank you very much for your answer.02br
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00Do the two sentences mean the same?02br
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001.'Jim is the last man I would talk to.'02br
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002.'Jim is the last man I want to talk to.'02br
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00If not, what is the difference?02br
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00Thanks0-

0Hi,02br
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01font00Do the two sentences mean the same?02font02br
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01font001.'Jim is the last man I would talk to.'02font00 'Would' makes this conditional/hypothetical.02br
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00eg I don't have to talk to anybody but,01i00 if I had to talk

0Hi Clive,02br
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00Your explanation is very great. Thank you very much for your help.0-

0Hi Clive,02br
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001."Jim01b00 is02b00 the last man I would talk to."02br
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00If we use 'would' in "I would talk to" here, should we use 'would be' rather than 'is'? E.g.02br
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002."Jim 01b00would be02b00 the last man I would talk to."02br
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00Which do you thi

0Hi,02br
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01font001."Jim01b00 is02b00 the last man I would talk to." 02font00This is what is normally said. Think of it this way. It states as a fact that 'I don't like Jim'.02br
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01font00If we use 'would' in "I would talk to" here, should we use 'would be' ra

0Hi Clive,02br
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00Thank you very much for your further explanation. Could you help me to understand the usage better? I have these examples as follows, could you tell me their difference?02br
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001.He is the last person I would trust.02br
002.He is the last person I trust. (Is this sentence correct?)02br
00What is the differe

0Hi,02br
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01font00 Could you help me to understand the usage better? I have these examples as follows, could you tell me their difference?02font02br
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01font001.He is the last person I would trust. 00Conditional/hypothetical.01i01u00 If I had to trust someone02u

0Hi Clive,02br
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00Thank you a lot for answering my questions. 02br
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00"Washing the dishes is the last thing I want to do."02br
00Can the sentence probably mean 'I don't like to wash the dishes at all at any time without having to do it in the future'?02br
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00Here is an example from online dictionary:02br

0Hi,02br
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01font00"Washing the dishes is the last thing I want to do."02br
00Can the sentence probably mean 'I don't like to wash the dishes at all at any time 01del00without having to do it in the future'02del00?02font00 Yes.02br
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