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“You should know what to do in case you “should” lose contact with each other.”
What does “should” mean in this sentence? I’ve never seen this usage of should.
“You should know what to do in case you “should” lose contact with each other.”
What does “should” mean in this sentence? I’ve never seen this usage of should.
What does “should” mean in this sentence? I’ve never seen this usage of should.
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The second should here is something that was used and forgotten in the old style of English. We don’t use it commonly anymore. We just use ‘in case’ or ‘if’.
Example:
You might want to keep that key in your back pocket, should you lose it.
Here we are replacing it with should to make it a bit more fancy.
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The second should here is something that was used and forgotten in the old style of English. We don’t use it commonly anymore. We just use ‘in case’ or ‘if’.
Example:
You might want to keep that key in your back pocket, should you lose it.
Here we are replacing it with should to make it a bit more fancy.
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@CandyBrain731 Thank you so much!~ 🌺 I’ve got two more questions.
The first one is;
“... it is or isn’t for you.”
Does it sound natural? I saw it on Twitter and it just looks weird to me.
The second one;
your monthly mortgage payment
What does mortgage mean?
The first one is;
“... it is or isn’t for you.”
Does it sound natural? I saw it on Twitter and it just looks weird to me.
The second one;
your monthly mortgage payment
What does mortgage mean?
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It is or isn’t for you does sound natural . Something either is meant for you or it isn’t. It is kind of poetical in a way
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Mortgage is a type of loan. In a mortgage you pledge something to the bank and then borrow money.
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