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Pooyan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

usage of 'would'

Hello,

Would you please explain the usage of 'would' in the following sentence:

"Zamenhof's goal was to create an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language that transcends nationality and would foster peace and international understanding between people with different regional and/or national languages."

and does it have the same meaning as:

"Zamenhof's goal was to create an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language that transcends nationality and fosters peace and international understanding between people with different regional and/or national languages."

Is the usage of 'would' in the above sentence related to 'was' in 'Zamenhof's goal was'?

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Yes, I think you understand it very well.
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Thanks for your reply. So if we change 'was' to 'is', is it still correct to say:

"Zamenhof's goal is to create an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language that transcends nationality and would foster peace and international understanding between people with different regional and/or national languages."

I don't get the subtle difference between "would foster"
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I think this is the expected:

Zamenhof's goal is to create an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language that transcends nationality and will foster peace and international understanding between people with different regional and/or national languages.
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"will foster" sounds natural? "fosters" doesn't still sound better?
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I'd appreciate it if you could check the following thread too:

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