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Madhulk Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
They'd have to do it during the playoffs...
Batman: The delegates are just arriving. Any sing of trouble?
Wonder woman: Nothing hear.
Flash: Zilch. Not even a sleazy politician. Are you sure we need
to be here?
Batman: According to my sources terrorists have targeted this international
peace summit.
Flash: They would have to do it during the playoffs. Now is not a time
when the terrorists would be active?
J'ONN: What if these terrorists are already inside?
Batman: I've got that covered.
Wonder woman: Nothing hear.
Flash: Zilch. Not even a sleazy politician. Are you sure we need
to be here?
Batman: According to my sources terrorists have targeted this international
peace summit.
Flash: They would have to do it during the playoffs. Now is not a time
when the terrorists would be active?
J'ONN: What if these terrorists are already inside?
Batman: I've got that covered.
Top answer
Flash: They would have to do it during the playoffs. Now is not a time when the terrorists would be active? No, Flash is conveying his annoyance that the terrorists might strike during a sports event that he would like to see in person or watch on TV.
- Flash: They would have to do it during the playoffs.
- Now is not a time when the terrorists would be active?
- No, Flash is conveying his annoyance that the terrorists might strike during a sports event that he would like to see in person or watch on TV.
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Flash: They would have to do it during the playoffs. Now is not a time
when the terrorists would be active?
No, Flash is conveying his annoyance that the terrorists might strike during a sports event that he would like to see in person or watch on TV.
when the terrorists would be active?
No, Flash is conveying his annoyance that the terrorists might strike during a sports event that he would like to see in person or watch on TV.
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MadhulkThey would have to do it during the playoffsI'd just add to the previous reply that this is a special use of the modal would called "propensity". In this use would is always stressed to give an emotive effect. Here's another example that may help:
He WOULD call round just when I wanted an early night.
This express
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