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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Were to come to

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1 If I were to come to have to say one of the above sentences, which would you pick for my opening line.

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It's grammatical without being idiomatic. More "normal": If I had to say one of ... To emphasize the relatively sudden acquisition of an obligation ( to come to have to ), you might rephrase more idiomatically, though informally, thus: If it (ever) came to the point where I had to say one of ...

— CalifJim

  • It's grammatical without being idiomatic.
  • More "normal": If I had to say one of ...
  • To emphasize the relatively sudden acquisition of an obligation ( to come to have to ), you might rephrase more idiomatically, though informally, thus: If it (ever) came to the point where I had to say one of ...
  • ____ You need a question mark at the end of your sentence, by the way.
  • CJ
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It's grammatical without being idiomatic.

More "normal":

If I had to say one of ...

To emphasize the relatively sudden acquisition of an obligation (to come to have to), you might rephrase more idiomatically, though informally, thus:

If it (ever) came to the point where I had to say one of ...
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You need a question ma
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