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Lcchang  +  437117 Wed, 31 Oct 07 08:00 AM

What is the difference between "That should do it！" and "That would do it!"? Please advise.

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nona the brit  +  437125 Wed, 31 Oct 07 08:35 AM
Well, they both have their own literal meanings of course, but if you are thinking of the idiomatic use (exclamation), then only 'should' is correct.
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JT2010  +  437432 Thu, 01 Nov 07 02:23 AM
"That should do it!" means either "that is enough" (probably its most common use as an exclamation) or its literal meaning "that will probably do it"


"That would do it" doesn't really have an alternate meaning but is definetly different from "That should do it" and is rarely if ever used as an exclamation.

Hope that helps clarify a bit.
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