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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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"would construction"
"it would be useful if you could tell us a bit more about..." OR "it would be useful if told us a bit more"?
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anyone? sorry for the misprint. "
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anyone? sorry for the misprint. "it would be useful if you told us a bit more..."
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i|m asking because there's rule that states: "do not use “would” in an “if”-clause". Example: "I could easily have gotten a higher score if I had practiced more in my early years." "if I would have practiced.." would be wrong. I was wondering if the rule applies to "could", too.
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Hi,
I looked online and found several examples of if-could, so I guess it OK to use it.
Hi there I wonder if you could tell me if a correct procedure has been used by our dentist. My husband had some teeth removed with some difficulty due to local anaesthesia not helping to numb the pain.
If one could use the word "lucky" or "brilliant" to describe
I looked online and found several examples of if-could, so I guess it OK to use it.
Hi there I wonder if you could tell me if a correct procedure has been used by our dentist. My husband had some teeth removed with some difficulty due to local anaesthesia not helping to numb the pain.
If one could use the word "lucky" or "brilliant" to describe
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Hi,
It would be useful if you could tell us a bit more about... -- To me, this sentence sounds more polite and
less direct. In a
Anonymous"It would be useful if you could tell us a bit more about..." OR "It would be useful if you told us a bit more about..."?Those two are correct, but there is a slight difference between them.
It would be useful if you could tell us a bit more about... -- To me, this sentence sounds more polite and
less direct. In a
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