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She would leave a message

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MRANALYZE  +  559672 Thu, 28 Aug 08 12:52 PM
I can't see the difference between I went into the room because I knew she would leave a message and I went into the room because  I knew she had left a message..they have the same meaning right?
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Sausages  +  559674 Thu, 28 Aug 08 01:00 PM
Well, the first sentence is more uncertain than the second. In the first sentence, you only know that it was her intention to leave a message, you effectively do not know whether she actually did or not. In the second one there is no question; she did leave the message (and it's still there, unless the dog ate it).
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