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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'you should or should you or would you or you would' thank you .

0 01font00Hi all02br
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00Could you tell me which of the following sentences is correct01font00,02font00 please? ( is the comma necessary here? )02br
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00A. I wonder how01font00 you should02font00 pronounce the word 'sakura'?02br
00B. I wonder how 01font00should you02font00 pronounce the word 'sakura'?02br
00C. I wonder how01font00 would you02font00 pronounce the word 'sakura'?02br
00D. I wonder how01font00 02font01font00you would 02font00pronounce the word 'sakura'?02br
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00Thanks a lot.05002br
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00Ernest02br
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0I wonder how you should pronounce ...? 02br 02br 00I wonder how you would pronounce... - This is how you would ask if there were more than one way to pronounce it.

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0I wonder how you should pronounce ...? - This is a pretty normal question.02br
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00I wonder how you would pronounce... ? - This is how you would ask if there were more than one way to pronounce it. "How would you pronounce 01i00coffee02i00 if you had grown up in New York?"0-
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0 A. and D. are correct. These are not questions, so you need a period, not a question mark, at the end. The idea is that you are simply stating that you are wondering. You are not actually asking a direct question about the pronunciation of 'sakura'. Because the question is not direct, you don't invert subject and verb as you do for a direct question.02br
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0Thank you answering my question, Grammer Geek and Calif Jim. I appreciate it. 05002br
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00I see what you mean, Calif Jim. 05102br
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00So it should be '01font00I wonder how you should pronounce the word 01i00sakura02i02font01font00.02font00'
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0 how you 01b00should02b00 pronounce: how it 01font00must 02font00be pronounced according to some01font00 external rules [shows obligation]02font02br
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00 how you 01b00would02b00 pronounce: what are your 01font00
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0Thank for pointing out the differences, Marius Hancu. 05002br
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00I have a better grasp of the usuages of the two variations now.01font00(Did I say that correctly ?)02font00 Thanks. 02br
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00Cheers,02br
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00Ernest010id1
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00So it should be '11font10I wonder how you should pronounce the word 11i10sakura12i12font11font10.12font10' and '11font10I wonder how you would pronounce the word 11i10sakura12i10 if you had grown up in Fr
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0I see what you mean, Calif Jim . Thanks for the clarification. 05002br
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00I think I have a better understanding of the two usages now. 02br
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00Thanks again.02br
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00Ernest010id1
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