Which of these is more natural?
”I just know Tom will never do anything to disappoint me.”
”I just know Tom would never do anything to me disappoint me.”
Do they mean the same thing?
Top answer
They mean the same thing, but have slightly different flavors. ” leans slightly towards a prediction of the future. ” leans slightly towards an estimation of Tom's character and trustworthiness.
- They mean the same thing, but have slightly different flavors.
- ” leans slightly towards a prediction of the future.
- ” leans slightly towards an estimation of Tom's character and trustworthiness.
- But these differences are very subtle.
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They mean the same thing, but have slightly different flavors.
”I just know Tom will never do anything to disappoint me.” leans slightly towards a prediction of the future.
”I just know Tom would never do anything to me disappoint me.” leans slightly towards an estimation of Tom's character and trustworthiness.
But these differences are very subtle.
0anonymous”I just know Tom will never do anything to disappoint me.”
This shows that there is a real-life situation before the speaker in which he believes confidently that Tom will not disappoint him/her.
anonymousI just know Tom would never do anything to me disappoint me.
This shows that the speaker is not necess
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