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Enchanted Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Why would it matter?

Tow police officers are talking about a corpse they just found.
A: did you take the internal temperature?
B: with this degree of decomp, why would it matter?

I can figure the exact meaning and function the word would here? Would you please help? does it mean polite?

Thanks and have good weekend.

Ench
  

Top answer

Hi, (If I took the internal temperature), would it matter? Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, (If I took the internal temperature), would it matter?
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
(If I took the internal temperature), would it matter?

Best wishes, Clive
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Thanks Clive:
Is it a condition?

Ench.
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Hi,
It's talking about a hypothetical action.

Clive
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Clive:
You're really knowledgeable. May I ask your an additional question?
For the year 2008. How do you say it? Two thousand eight or Two thousand AND eight?
For temperature, 127 degrees, how do you say it? 1 hundred twenty seven degrees or 1 hundred AND twenty seven degrees?
Thanks again.
Ench.
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Hi,
For the year 2008. How do you say it? Two thousand eight or Two thousand AND eight?
For temperature, 127 degrees, how do you say it? 1 hundred twenty seven degrees or 1 hundred AND twenty seven degrees?

I say Two thousand AND eight.
I say a hundred AND twenty seven degrees

Some people omit the 'and's'.

Best wishes, Clive
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