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JaxTeller Posted 11 years ago
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Would you rather ...

Watched a movie where someone said the following thing:

''Would you rather your house blows up next time.''

Is it okay to say: ''Would you rather want your house to blow up next time.''

or: ''Would you rather want your house to be blown up next time?''

I am used to adding the word want behind rather, but I see many people using the word rather just by it self. So I was wondering if it doesn't matter how one uses it.
  

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The way you are trying to use it, "want" is somewhere between unnecessary and incorrect. Just use "rather" by itself. I would prefer "Would you rather your house blew up next time ?

— GPY

  • The way you are trying to use it, "want" is somewhere between unnecessary and incorrect.
  • Just use "rather" by itself.
  • I would prefer "Would you rather your house blew up next time ?
  • ", but no doubt people also use "blows".
  • A question mark is needed.
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The way you are trying to use it, "want" is somewhere between unnecessary and incorrect. Just use "rather" by itself.

I would prefer "Would you rather your house blew up next time?", but no doubt people also use "blows". A question mark is needed.
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JaxTellerIs it okay to say: ''Would you rather want your house to blow up next time.''
No. "rather" can be paraphrased as "prefer", which already has the idea of "want" within it.

It's one of the following:

Would you rather your house [blew/blow] up next time?
Would you rather that your house [blew/blow] up next time?
Would you prefe
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Thank you, It's pretty clear now!
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