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Knightofsports Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

would/could

I would love to split the cost with you if we can work something out.

Is the above sentence a conditional?

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Technically yes, but in reality it does not have a strong conditional sense. It is more just a way of offering.

  • Technically yes, but in reality it does not have a strong conditional sense.
  • It is more just a way of offering.
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Technically yes, but in reality it does not have a strong conditional sense. It is more just a way of offering.
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GPYTechnically yes, but in reality it does not have a strong conditional sense. It is more just a way of offering.
GPYTechnically yes, but in reality it does not have a strong conditional sense. It is more just a way of offering.
Can this work?

I will love to split the cost with you if can work something out.
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"I would love to (do something)" is the familiar pattern. "I will love to (do something)" is not idiomatic.

"could" is also possible in that sentence. I suppose "could" is more tentative/hypothetical, as usual, but really there is not a great difference in meaning.
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GPY"I would love to (do something)" is the familiar pattern. "I will love to (do something)" is not idiomatic."could" is also possible in that sentence. I suppose "could" is more tentative/hypothetical, as usual, but really there is not a great difference in meaning.
But it it's a conditional sentence shouldn't it I stick to the same tense?

Could/woul
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KnightofsportsI would love to
This is just a stronger version of the idiom "I would like to", which can be considered grammatically equivalent to a present tense expression. So "would like to" and "would love to" both go with the present tense can.

Any sentence with an if-clause is technically a conditional, but only three such patterns are nu
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CalifJimQuote
Ohhh okay! Thank you!!

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