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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Would

Hi.
May I ommit 'would' in:
" This conceptualization would seem to imply that, absent any external factors, an individual would develop to some positive outcome"
http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=2&page=558&journalID=21
  

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Why do you think it is unnecessary?

  • Why do you think it is unnecessary?
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Why do you think it is unnecessary?
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What does it add to the meaning?
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Hi,

It's already a cautious statement, but 'would' makes it even more cautious, even more careful, even more tentative.

Clive
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Anything else than caution?

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