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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Will/would
It would be better if you changed a few things that don't work really well.
It will be better if you change a few things that don't work really well.
What's the difference between these?
It will be better if you change a few things that don't work really well.
What's the difference between these?
Top answer
The possibility of change is seen as less likely in the first sentence than in the second.
- The possibility of change is seen as less likely in the first sentence than in the second.
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The possibility of change is seen as less likely in the first sentence than in the second.
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I thought I could use second conditional when I want to be polite. As in:
I would be grateful if you would give me a little help.
I thought this was second conditional's special use.
I would be grateful if you would give me a little help.
I thought this was second conditional's special use.
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whatchadoinI thought I could use second conditional when I want to be polite. As in: I would be grateful if you would give me a little help.I thought this was second conditional's special use.You thought right. A suggestion made using a type ii conditional sentence is more polite than it would've been had it been made using type i.
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fivejedjonThe possibility of change is seen as less likely in the first sentence than in the second.Could the sentence also imply a polite suggestion and not only the typical usage of the second conditional?
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