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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
You'd / You'll
Hi,
1. You'll be surprised.
2. You'd be surprised.
I think these two phrases are sometimes used interchangeably, though sometimes the second one sounds less confident and/or less likely to happen.
What makes the speaker choose either of these phrases?
Regards,
Rino
1. You'll be surprised.
2. You'd be surprised.
I think these two phrases are sometimes used interchangeably, though sometimes the second one sounds less confident and/or less likely to happen.
What makes the speaker choose either of these phrases?
Regards,
Rino
Top answer
I think your analysis is correct. When you go to Paris you'll be surprised at how friendly the people are. If you went (were to go) to Paris, you'd be surprised at how friendly the people are.
- I think your analysis is correct.
- When you go to Paris you'll be surprised at how friendly the people are.
- If you went (were to go) to Paris, you'd be surprised at how friendly the people are.
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I think your analysis is correct.
When you go to Paris you'll be surprised at how friendly the people are.
If you went (were to go) to Paris, you'd be surprised at how friendly the people are.
When you go to Paris you'll be surprised at how friendly the people are.
If you went (were to go) to Paris, you'd be surprised at how friendly the people are.
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Thank you, Philip!
So the possibility affects the choice.
When someone says "you'll be surprised," they're assuming that the time of surprise must come any time soon, aren't they?
Now I'm wondering which is more appropriate to say:
If you go to Paris, you'll be surprised at how friendly the people are.
If you go to Paris, you'd be surprised at how
So the possibility affects the choice.
When someone says "you'll be surprised," they're assuming that the time of surprise must come any time soon, aren't they?
Now I'm wondering which is more appropriate to say:
If you go to Paris, you'll be surprised at how friendly the people are.
If you go to Paris, you'd be surprised at how
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Yes, the first one is correct. The second one is an example of the 2nd level conditional sentence, correctly stated as If you went to Paris, you would be surprised....
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