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Bunmeikaika Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Will rather/would rather

Could you please tell me the difference in nuance between the two sentences below?

A. It's raining. I will rather stay home than go shopping.
B. It's raining. I would rather stay home than go shopping.
  

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bunmeikaika the difference in nuance It's not a difference in nuance; it's a difference in very basic grammar. "will rather" is wrong; "would rather" is correct. The idiom is "would rather".

— CalifJim

  • bunmeikaika the difference in nuance It's not a difference in nuance; it's a difference in very basic grammar.
  • "will rather" is wrong; "would rather" is correct.
  • The idiom is "would rather".
  • You can't change the words in idioms.
  • CJ
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bunmeikaikathe difference in nuance

It's not a difference in nuance; it's a difference in very basic grammar.

"will rather" is wrong; "would rather" is correct.

The idiom is "would rather". You can't change the words in idioms.

CJ

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