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- Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 09:26:46 +0100
- From: Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com>
- Subject: Re: [Lingo] Usage of "should"
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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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