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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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were I to tell her, ...

Could you please tell me the meaning of this sentence?

Were I to tell her...

Thanks in advance for the answer.
  

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Anonymous Could you please tell me the meaning of this sentence? Were I to tell her... = if I were to tell her, if I told her Thanks in advance for the answer.

— Philip

  • Anonymous Could you please tell me the meaning of this sentence?
  • Were I to tell her...
  • = if I were to tell her, if I told her Thanks in advance for the answer.
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  • with this word order.
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AnonymousCould you please tell me the meaning of this sentence?

Were I to tell her...= if I were to tell her, if I told her

Thanks in advance for the answer.
"IF" has been omitted, which is o.k. with this word order. "If I told her what I really thought, she would never speak to me agai
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Hi Philip,

I don't think that 'If I were to tell her...' and 'If I told her...' are the same thing.

I would interpret the original as 'If it was for me to tell her...'.

It may be of no importance, but just in case it is...

Regards,

Slava
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I think Philip is right.

>I would interpret the original as 'If it was for me to tell her...'.

That would be "Were it for me [say "Were it my obligation ...."] to tell her ...
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I agree Marius.

Have fun,

Slava
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were I to tell her is inversion structure .time by time we can encounter that structure in some english articles.
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