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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Would

A cop asking a woman about a crimInal who lives in the same village as she does.

Cop: We would be honored if you can tell us where he could be now.
Woman: Sure, why not.

Is the use of would correct in cop's sentence? Any correction needed in the cop's sentence? I drew this sentence form a movie. Thank you.
  

Top answer

" seems better. "honoured" may be sarcastic.

— GPY

  • " seems better.
  • "honoured" may be sarcastic.
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"would" is correct, but "We would be honored if you could/would tell us ..." seems better. "honoured" may be sarcastic.
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GPY"would" is correct, but "We would be honored if you could/would tell us ..." seems better. "honoured" may be sarcastic.
'We would be honored if you would tell us..' And 'We would be honored if you told us..' have the same meaning?
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Anonymous'We would be honored if you would tell us..' And 'We would be honored if you told us..' have the same meaning?
Yes, near enough. The first one feels a little more elaborate.
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GPY Anonymous'We would be honored if you would tell us..' And 'We would be honored if you told us..' have the same meaning?Yes, near enough. The first one feels a little more elaborate.
So, they are second conditional sentences, right Sir?
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AnonymousSo, they are second conditional sentences, right Sir?
Right.
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