Want/prefer/would like something (to be)
a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2 are the interpretations of A,B,C I guess.
This question is really important for me to understand English and read and make English sentences correctly!
I think A,B,C mean a1,b1,c1 if my coffee is not cold.
I think A,B,C mean a2,b2,c2 if my coffee is already cold.
A.I want my coffee to be cold.
a1) I want to make my coffee cold.
a2) I want to keep my coffee cold. = I want my coffee cold.
B. I prefer my coffee to be cold.
b1) I prefer to make my coffee cold.
b2) I prefer to keep my coffee cold. = I prefer my coffee cold.
C. I would like my coffee cold.
c1) I would like to make my coffee cold.
c2) I would like to keep my coffee cold = I would like my coffee cold.
Q1) Do A,B,C mean either a1,b1,c1 or a2,b2,c2 according to context? I think yes.
Q2) Do "I want/prefer/would like/ my coffee cold" sentences mean only a2,b2,c2, unlike A,B,C ? I think yes.
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fire1 This question is really important for me to understand English and read and make English sentences correctly! 1) would like is a softer, more polite form of want , so would like and want mean basically the same thing. 2) prefer says you like one thing more than another.
- fire1 This question is really important for me to understand English and read and make English sentences correctly!
- 1) would like is a softer, more polite form of want , so would like and want mean basically the same thing.
- 2) prefer says you like one thing more than another.
- Both ways might be OK with you, but you like one of them better.
- 3) keep means continue .
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fire1This question is really important for me to understand English and read and make English sentences correctly!
1) would like is a softer, more polite form of want, so would like and want mean basically the same thing.
2) prefer says you like one thing more than another. Both ways might be OK with you, but you li
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