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9 Dec 2022
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
Is this sentence grammatically correct and natural?
- "I wish I could call him with the cellphone I bought".
(I bought the cellphone yesterday.)
Is this sentence grammatically correct and natural?
- "I wish I could call him with the cellphone I bought".
(I bought the cellphone yesterday.)
- "I wish I could call him with the cellphone I bought".
(I bought the cellphone yesterday.)
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- English (US)
Yes, but saying " I wish..." in this context sort of implies that you are unable to call him due to some circumstance (Unspecified. Maybe you're too shy? Maybe your phone has no battery? etc.). I'm not sure if that was the vibe you were going for.
- Korean
Thank you
Yes, that's my intention. He's somewhere he can't get in touch with me.
Then, is this interpretation also possible about the same sentence?
- "I wish I could call him with the cellphone I bought".
(I didn't buy the cellphone mentioned in the statement. Just magining the future.)
(hyphthetocal future cellphone.)
Yes, that's my intention. He's somewhere he can't get in touch with me.
Then, is this interpretation also possible about the same sentence?
- "I wish I could call him with the cellphone I bought".
(I didn't buy the cellphone mentioned in the statement. Just magining the future.)
(hyphthetocal future cellphone.)
- English (US)
If you explicity say "...cellphone I bought", then it means you currently possess a cellphone. Therefore, it cannot be interpreted as hypothetical.
- Korean
Um, why is the sentence not interpreted as hypothetical?
Is the structure the same as this sentence below?
- "I wish there were more Colonial officers that **had** your tenacity and spirit."
("had" here means a hypothetical possibility.)
Is the structure the same as this sentence below?
- "I wish there were more Colonial officers that **had** your tenacity and spirit."
("had" here means a hypothetical possibility.)
- English (US)
The sentence you provided about colonial officers is indeed hypothetical and implies a desire for "tenacity and spirit" which the soldiers do not currently possess, despite the sentence using "had"
I can't properly explain the nuance and differences of these sentences, and why they work differently. Sorry.
- Korean
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