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Re: [Lingo] Usage of "should"



On Wed, 30 May 2012 16:21:40 -1000, David J Iannucci
<jlinux@example.com> wrote:

> In this particular case, you could replace s/should/when/ and it wouldn't change
> the overall meaning *that* much

I beg to differ.

There is a nuance between should and if. "If" implies more likelihood of
the condition being met than "should" does.

s/if/when/ would alter the meaning less than s/should/when/ would.

-- 
Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com>


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