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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Will vs would
A: If you heat water, it will boil.
B: If you stayed under water for ten minutes, you would be dead.
What's the exact difference between will and would in meaning? They both look the same.
B: If you stayed under water for ten minutes, you would be dead.
What's the exact difference between will and would in meaning? They both look the same.
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"would" is more hypothetical. In a comparison between these sentences, (B) is viewed as a situation less likely to occur, or a prediction less likely to be tested.
- "would" is more hypothetical.
- In a comparison between these sentences, (B) is viewed as a situation less likely to occur, or a prediction less likely to be tested.
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"would" is more hypothetical. In a comparison between these sentences, (B) is viewed as a situation less likely to occur, or a prediction less likely to be tested.
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