I wish you were mine, because I love you. On the other hand, want is more of a logical or physical desire or need, that is implied to be something that may occur, or is within one's control to …
Willing suggests that you will do something, but you might need to be persuaded or paid. It in no way means want. I am willing to look after a pony, but I'm not going to try to get one. I was …
This is a matter of elision, the removal of words that are predictable, done to speed up our communications. Here is your intended thought with progressive elisions: You can use this, if …
Dec 20, 2015. #2. I agree that "check up on you" in many contexts can mean "investigate." On the other hand, between people who are familiar with it and are mutually friendly it would be okay. …
Aug 3, 2017. #9. se16teddy said: You could try this if you wanted. This is a type 2 conditional. In the type 2 conditional, would can be replaced by could or might meaning something like would …
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