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Sylvestru Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

would / would ?

Hi, I'm not a native English speaker and I'd like somebody to tell me which of the following is correct:

1. Who would have known you had named your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie?

2. Who would have known you would name your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie?

3. Who would know you would name your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie?
  

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Sylvestru Hi, I'm not a native English speaker and I'd like somebody to tell me which of the following is correct: 1. Who would have known you had named your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie? 2.

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  • Sylvestru Hi, I'm not a native English speaker and I'd like somebody to tell me which of the following is correct: 1.
  • Who would have known you had named your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie?
  • 2.
  • Who would have known you would name your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie?
  • 3.
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SylvestruHi, I'm not a native English speaker and I'd like somebody to tell me which of the following is correct:

1. Who would have known you had named your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie?

2. Who would have known you would name your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie?

3. Who would know you
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IMO, there's a difference between 1 and 2:

1. Who would have known you had named your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie? the naming precedes the knowing
2. Who would have known you would name your non-existent dog a stupid name like Maxie? this is about an anticipation, looking into the future fr
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