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Sahba Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Why " would " is used here?
Hello
I have a lot of problems with the word would for example why is it used in this sentence? what does it mean? why we can't say " we commonly say or hear" ?
Take for example the comment, " Traffic was really annoying today." It sounds like something we would commonly say or hear.
Thanks
I have a lot of problems with the word would for example why is it used in this sentence? what does it mean? why we can't say " we commonly say or hear" ?
Take for example the comment, " Traffic was really annoying today." It sounds like something we would commonly say or hear.
Thanks
Top answer
It's an implied conditional. Think of it this way. It sounds like something we " would " commonly say or hear (if we were talking about traffic).
- It's an implied conditional.
- Think of it this way.
- It sounds like something we " would " commonly say or hear (if we were talking about traffic).
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It's an implied conditional.
Think of it this way.
It sounds like something we " would " commonly say or hear (if we were talking about traffic).
Think of it this way.
It sounds like something we " would " commonly say or hear (if we were talking about traffic).
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Sahbawhy we can't say " we commonly say or hear" ?Sure, we can say that.
"would", as used in your sentence, suggests that "we would commonly say or hear that (if we were in a situation to say or hear that). "would" can often be interpreted by using an additional if-clause (which is usually left out in examples like yours)
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