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I've read a sentence "You shall go there if you want" with a explanation that "This sentence means "I'll let you go if you want." Is it correct explanation?
I've read a sentence "You shall go there if you want" with a explanation that "This sentence means "I'll let you go if you want." Is it correct explanation?
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@hobiisthesun Hi, thank you for your reply. I have one more question about this sentence. Does "You should go there if you want" mean differently from the 1st one?
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@happyspica when you say “you should go there if you want” it means your encouraging the other person to go.
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