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Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...

Yankee wrote:Hi TamI certainly did not intend my comment as a comparison of formal written UK English and informal US spoken English. I have to say I find it insulting that you think I would even consider making such a comparison. My comment was based on my own experience with British...

Hello everyone, In working with my own people, still I am not an exception allowing myself to judge what is right or what is not right in English grammar and idiomatic expression, I felt this sentence bit awkward or strange - but it's rather my perception wrong? The sentence reads: When...