What's the difference?
Hello fellow English speakers,
for my English class I have to prepare a text about the book "1984". In this text I wanted to use following sentence: "Emmanuel Goldstein is the worst person this state has ever brought up, if you are to listen to your party. "
I was wondering if i should write "... if you are to listen to your party." or "... if you listen to your party."
Because English isn't my mother tounge I can't determine the difference. Is there even a real difference in meaning?
Thanks for any helpful answer.
Max
Top answer
" This has a nuance that listening to the party is not a good (or wise) thing to do. The other version has no such implication.
- " This has a nuance that listening to the party is not a good (or wise) thing to do.
- The other version has no such implication.
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Xaretoif you are to listen to your party."
This has a nuance that listening to the party is not a good (or wise) thing to do. The other version has no such implication.
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