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Heehaw Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

would/is

Are both OK: Is it OK I visit you when I'm in the neighborhood?

Would it be OK I visit you when I'm in the neighborhood?
  

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Neither is okay: you need an "if" in both sentences. Heehaw Is it OK I visit you when I'm in the neighborhood? Is it okay if I visit you when I'm in the neighbourhood?

— Xerxes

  • Neither is okay: you need an "if" in both sentences.
  • Heehaw Is it OK I visit you when I'm in the neighborhood?
  • Is it okay if I visit you when I'm in the neighbourhood?
  • Heehaw Would it be OK I visit you when I'm in the neighborhood?
  • Would it be OK if I visit ed you when I'm in the neighbourhood?
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Neither is okay: you need an "if" in both sentences.
HeehawIs it OK I visit you when I'm in the neighborhood?
Is it okay if I visit you when I'm in the neighbourhood?
HeehawWould it be OK I visit you when I'm in the neighborhood?
Would it be OK if
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What about this: Would it be ok if I go see you when I'm in the neighborhood?
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HeehawWhat about this: Would it be ok if I go see you when I'm in the neighborhood?
I would change to:

Would it be okay if I went to see you when I'm in the neighbourhood?

Also, I would change "went" to "came".

Also, I imagine that some pedant might take issue with my not changing "when I am" to "when I was" to conform with th
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Why is it that I've heard native speakers say: Would it be okay if I go see your cousin when I'm in the neighborhood.
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HeehawWhy is it that I've heard native speakers say: Would it be okay if I go see your cousin when I'm in the neighborhood.
People say all sorts of things. By the way, I didn't say that sentence was absolutely wrong; I only said that I'd say it differently.
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