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Augustot Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Were not vs would not be

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“we were not gonna have a steel industry in a couple of years now had we not done what we did”

1)Is this sentence correct?

2)what's its meaning?

3)woudn't it have been better saying: “we would not be gonna have a steel industry....etc.” ?

Thanks!

  

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augustot “ W e were not gonna have a steel industry in a couple of years from now had we not done what we did” 1)Is this sentence correct? Yes. augustot 2) W hat's its meaning?

— CalifJim

  • augustot “ W e were not gonna have a steel industry in a couple of years from now had we not done what we did” 1)Is this sentence correct?
  • Yes.
  • augustot 2) W hat's its meaning?
  • We were in a situation where our steel industry would eventually have collapsed if we hadn't done what we did.
  • ” ?
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augustot“We were not gonna have a steel industry in a couple of years from now had we not done what we did”
1)Is this sentence correct?

Yes.

augustot2)What's its meaning?

We were in a

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