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MFarooq Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Would

Hi friends,
please,make me understand the use of wouldn't in the following sentence.

But you wouldn't want to snort cocaine from the highly refined coca tea.

Why wouldn't is used in the sentence?Please, explain to me with the help of examples.

Thank you
  

Top answer

There is an implied condition. eg If you had the unlikely opportunity to do such a thing, you wouldn't want to snort cocaine from the highly refined coca tea. It's a way of giving emphatic advice.

— Clive

  • There is an implied condition.
  • eg If you had the unlikely opportunity to do such a thing, you wouldn't want to snort cocaine from the highly refined coca tea.
  • It's a way of giving emphatic advice.
  • eg You wouldn't want jump out of a plane without a parachute.
  • Clive
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There is an implied condition.
eg If you had the unlikely opportunity to do such a thing, you wouldn't want to snort cocaine from the highly refined coca tea.

It's a way of giving emphatic advice.
eg You wouldn't want jump out of a
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