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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Would

I would like to know the meaning of "would" in the next sentence.
These days, you would never see a concert billboard in the U.S. with a cigarette logo on it.
  

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These days there isn't a billboard with a cigarette logo on it, however in the days we were talking about/ our era they were plentiful.

  • These days there isn't a billboard with a cigarette logo on it, however in the days we were talking about/ our era they were plentiful.
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These days there isn't a billboard with a cigarette logo on it, however in the days we were talking about/ our era they were plentiful.
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WowenglishI would like to know the meaning of "would" in the next sentence.These days, you would never see a concert billboard in the U.S. with a cigarette logo on it.
My impression is that there is an implied generic condition.

You would never see [that situation] (no matter where you went).
Under no circumstances would you ever see [th

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