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Asked on May 28, 2021 in Meaning.
I think it’s a form of the imperfect in English. Why the modal “would” is the past tense of “will”, but, as a past tense, it often functions as the English equivalent of the imperfect tense, which has its own inflectional form in many Romance languages. I think it is the past tense of “will” and acting as an imperfect. In this case, in a dream, in this instance, I consider it as the example of act by imperfect. When someone is elbowed on ribs, the wind is usually out of his or his mouth. In essence, it is attempting to convey this notion. When Harry was elbowed in the ribs, he would let out the normal audible gasp.
JK Rowling did not have to use the past tense of “will” (would) here; she could just have said, “He let out an audible gasp” and it would have been fine. I was just told she used the past tense of “will” for style here. We’re not sure why and why not, all her posts for this sentence are similar. I’m just amazed that she doesn’t have a strong past tense here?
How can I help you here? I know her use of “would” sounds fine to my native ears and there’s nothing wrong with the Rowling’s grammar in this sentence; it’s just her style coming out in the ink in my mind.
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Asked on May 28, 2021 in Meaning.
I think it’s a form of the imperfect in English. Why the modal “would” is the past tense of “will”, but, as a past tense, it often functions as the English equivalent of the imperfect tense, which has its own inflectional form in many Romance languages. I think it is the past tense of “will” and acting as an imperfect. In this case, in a dream, in this instance, I consider it as the example of act by imperfect. When someone is elbowed on ribs, the wind is usually out of his or his mouth. In essence, it is attempting to convey this notion. When Harry was elbowed in the ribs, he would let out the normal audible gasp.
JK Rowling did not have to use the past tense of “will” (would) here; she could just have said, “He let out an audible gasp” and it would have been fine. I was just told she used the past tense of “will” for style here. We’re not sure why and why not, all her posts for this sentence are similar. I’m just amazed that she doesn’t have a strong past tense here?
How can I help you here? I know her use of “would” sounds fine to my native ears and there’s nothing wrong with the Rowling’s grammar in this sentence; it’s just her style coming out in the ink in my mind.
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Asked on May 27, 2021 in Meaning.
I think it’s a form of the imperfect in English. Why the modal “would” is the past tense of “will”, but, as a past tense, it often functions as the English equivalent of the imperfect tense, which has its own inflectional form in many Romance languages. I think it is the past tense of “will” and acting as an imperfect. In this case, in a dream, in this instance, I consider it as the example of act by imperfect. When someone is elbowed on ribs, the wind is usually out of his or his mouth. In essence, it is attempting to convey this notion. When Harry was elbowed in the ribs, he would let out the normal audible gasp.
JK Rowling did not have to use the past tense of “will” (would) here; she could just have said, “He let out an audible gasp” and it would have been fine. I was just told she used the past tense of “will” for style here. We’re not sure why and why not, all her posts for this sentence are similar. I’m just amazed that she doesn’t have a strong past tense here?
How can I help you here? I know her use of “would” sounds fine to my native ears and there’s nothing wrong with the Rowling’s grammar in this sentence; it’s just her style coming out in the ink in my mind.
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Asked on May 26, 2021 in Meaning.
I think it’s a form of the imperfect in English. Why the modal “would” is the past tense of “will”, but, as a past tense, it often functions as the English equivalent of the imperfect tense, which has its own inflectional form in many Romance languages. I think it is the past tense of “will” and acting as an imperfect. In this case, in a dream, in this instance, I consider it as the example of act by imperfect. When someone is elbowed on ribs, the wind is usually out of his or his mouth. In essence, it is attempting to convey this notion. When Harry was elbowed in the ribs, he would let out the normal audible gasp.
JK Rowling did not have to use the past tense of “will” (would) here; she could just have said, “He let out an audible gasp” and it would have been fine. I was just told she used the past tense of “will” for style here. We’re not sure why and why not, all her posts for this sentence are similar. I’m just amazed that she doesn’t have a strong past tense here?
How can I help you here? I know her use of “would” sounds fine to my native ears and there’s nothing wrong with the Rowling’s grammar in this sentence; it’s just her style coming out in the ink in my mind.
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Asked on May 23, 2021 in Meaning.
I think it’s a form of the imperfect in English. Why the modal “would” is the past tense of “will”, but, as a past tense, it often functions as the English equivalent of the imperfect tense, which has its own inflectional form in many Romance languages. I think it is the past tense of “will” and acting as an imperfect. In this case, in a dream, in this instance, I consider it as the example of act by imperfect. When someone is elbowed on ribs, the wind is usually out of his or his mouth. In essence, it is attempting to convey this notion. When Harry was elbowed in the ribs, he would let out the normal audible gasp.
JK Rowling did not have to use the past tense of “will” (would) here; she could just have said, “He let out an audible gasp” and it would have been fine. I was just told she used the past tense of “will” for style here. We’re not sure why and why not, all her posts for this sentence are similar. I’m just amazed that she doesn’t have a strong past tense here?
How can I help you here? I know her use of “would” sounds fine to my native ears and there’s nothing wrong with the Rowling’s grammar in this sentence; it’s just her style coming out in the ink in my mind.
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Asked on May 22, 2021 in Meaning.
I think it’s a form of the imperfect in English. Why the modal “would” is the past tense of “will”, but, as a past tense, it often functions as the English equivalent of the imperfect tense, which has its own inflectional form in many Romance languages. I think it is the past tense of “will” and acting as an imperfect. In this case, in a dream, in this instance, I consider it as the example of act by imperfect. When someone is elbowed on ribs, the wind is usually out of his or his mouth. In essence, it is attempting to convey this notion. When Harry was elbowed in the ribs, he would let out the normal audible gasp.
JK Rowling did not have to use the past tense of “will” (would) here; she could just have said, “He let out an audible gasp” and it would have been fine. I was just told she used the past tense of “will” for style here. We’re not sure why and why not, all her posts for this sentence are similar. I’m just amazed that she doesn’t have a strong past tense here?
How can I help you here? I know her use of “would” sounds fine to my native ears and there’s nothing wrong with the Rowling’s grammar in this sentence; it’s just her style coming out in the ink in my mind.
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Asked on March 22, 2021 in Grammar.
The salt does not lose any ammonia
in the saturated air, but can easily absorb water very slowly.
Will a customer ever go out and sabotage his/her country?
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Asked on March 18, 2021 in Grammar.
Is it you, who tells the world that everything happens by chance?
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Asked on March 17, 2021 in Grammar.
Is it you, who tells the world that everything happens by chance?
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Asked on March 3, 2021 in Other.
I have never heard hostile words before (though I do know of an animosity I know). What is the best way to say animosity?
What
constitutes “full of spirit”?
What are your views on racism and the denial of truth about racism? (More important.)
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