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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
What about if
A says: Your brother knows what you did.
B says: I am not afraid of my brother.
B asks
1) What if your father finds out?
2) What about if your father finds out?
Is there any difference between the meaning of '1' and '2' in this context?
Does '1' mean:
a) What would happen if your father finds out?
Does '2' mean:
b) Would you be afraid if your father found out?
Gratefully,
Navi.
B says: I am not afraid of my brother.
B asks
1) What if your father finds out?
2) What about if your father finds out?
Is there any difference between the meaning of '1' and '2' in this context?
Does '1' mean:
a) What would happen if your father finds out?
Does '2' mean:
b) Would you be afraid if your father found out?
Gratefully,
Navi.
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The meanings could be considered the same, but 2) isn't natural. Stick with 1). - but I still prefer 1).
- The meanings could be considered the same, but 2) isn't natural.
- Stick with 1).
- - but I still prefer 1).
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The meanings could be considered the same, but 2) isn't natural. Stick with 1). [ Edit: 2) would sound more natural with how about..- but I still prefer 1). ]
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There's no difference between 1 and 2, and 1 is quite common in colloquial speech.
However, note that you're using a mixed conditional in your example.
However, note that you're using a mixed conditional in your example.
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