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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Will/should
Hi,
Are will/should both correct here? We're already late and more delay will/should only annoy him further.
b) Is him or himself right here? Mike looked at the audience. It seemed as if the argument between himself and John had excited them. (my doubt is: wouldn't 'himself' be right here because it is giving Mike's perspective?) On the other hand: the argument between him and John excited the audience. (here is 'him' right because it is a stand-alone sentence?)
Thanks,
Are will/should both correct here? We're already late and more delay will/should only annoy him further.
b) Is him or himself right here? Mike looked at the audience. It seemed as if the argument between himself and John had excited them. (my doubt is: wouldn't 'himself' be right here because it is giving Mike's perspective?) On the other hand: the argument between him and John excited the audience. (here is 'him' right because it is a stand-alone sentence?)
Thanks,
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Anonymous Are will/should both correct here? We're already late and more delay will/should only annoy him further. Use will or would .
- Anonymous Are will/should both correct here?
- We're already late and more delay will/should only annoy him further.
- Use will or would .
- Anonymous b) Is him or himself right here?
- Use him .
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AnonymousAre will/should both correct here? We're already late and more delay will/should only annoy him further.Use will or would.
Anonymousb) Is him or himself right here?Use him. It is not a situation for the reflexive pronoun. The order "John and him" seems more natural to me than "him and John."
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AlpheccaStarsUse will or would.Is should sometimes used instead of would? I would like to or I should like to ask something.
AlpheccaStarsUse him. It is not a situation for the reflexive pronoun.Is it only used for reflexive? I thought it could be used for emphasis. In a dialogue in some book, I read: Do nothing without
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Hi:
In British English you will see should used as a polite form of would (which is a polite form of will)
I should like to ask something.
I'm American and we Americans are not so polite-polite as the Brits, so this sounds really weird to us. It's as if I have some duty or obligation to like something.
In British English you will see should used as a polite form of would (which is a polite form of will)
I should like to ask something.
I'm American and we Americans are not so polite-polite as the Brits, so this sounds really weird to us. It's as if I have some duty or obligation to like something.
AnonymousDo nothing without first consu
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