Re: [Lingo] Usage of "should"

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

2012/5/31 steve <sjs@example.com>:

> Should is used like this most often in written communication and very rarely
> in conversation.   I don't think I have ever heard someone in the US use
> should in this way in conversation.

Interesting. I have both used "should" this way and heard it used this
way quite often. Then again, I don't live in the US.

This version of "should" has a useful nuance that "if" just doesn't carry.

Cheers,
Josh