In Conditionals^x, Mixed conditionals^x

Scenario: I live around here. Are these correct? If not, why? What do they mean? 1. I wouldnt' have done that if I didn't live around here. (With 'didn't' here, it says that I still live around here?) 2. I wouldnt' have done that if I don't live around here. (What about this one? Is this one...

Mr P: There is a non sequitur here. If there were ‘no difference’ between ‘will’ and ‘would’, why would it show ‘greater doubt’ to choose one instead of the other? Because we want to show greater doubt, we choose ‘would’. (Again, this is quite different from saying that the speaker is more...

Are these correct? If not, why? What do they mean? 1. If that isn't it, then I'd check that your installed RAM brand is fully compliant with your motherboard. (Is this bad english? Or is this a mixed conditional? I'm am trying to say 'If that isn't it for your problem, then I would check..'. You...

If I were the car buyer, on the other hand, I would 'hear' the softening, but internally correct the sentence. What about this one? I see them a lot and I don't think it is a mistake, is it? I guess 'would' here is not a past tense right? It is a level of politeness here but it is not a...

Here's another way of looking at it, Jack. As you say in another place, native speakers use mixed conditionals all the time. In speech, for instance, speakers often change conditional types in mid sentence – not because they want to express a subtle distinction, but because speech is by its...

1. If the car breaks down on you, you would have to pay for the repair, if you didn't buy the warranty. You can think of the conditional as a contraint. So in the above there are two conditions: 1) IF the proposition (the car breaks down on you). Because you have two if-clauses in your...

1. If the car breaks down on you, you would have to pay for the repair, if you didn't buy the warranty. If I were selling the car, and only selling the warranty as an extra, I would use #1, as it makes breaking down seem more remote. 1. If the car breaks down on you, you would have to pay for...

Jack wrote: (So this is wrong? Not everybody follows the prescriptions?) JTT: Nobody, nobody follows the prescriptions, Jack. Prescriptions are not about English. They are/were foolish misguided notions of how language works. Read the following carefully, maybe two or three...

I have read lots of articles and I notice the mixed conditional a lot. For eg.: http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=371493&seqNum=2 1. If your garage is very small, you would be well advised to hang as much as possible on the walls to maximize your space. (So this is wrong?...

Hello again Jack! 3A. If you go only once a year, loft storage would be quite suitable. 3B. If you go only once a year, loft storage will be quite suitable. I don't think 3A accords with English grammar. I still can't get the reason(s) why you think 3A sounds better than 3B. You are using "a...