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“Should” versus “would”
The NOAD reports the following notes about should and would:
The traditional rule is that should is used with first person pronouns (I and we), as in I said I should be late, and would is used ...
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The verb “should” as a conjunction [duplicate]
Here is the phrase from Wikipedia:
CFO Peter Klein has said that Microsoft has no alternate plan should its current mobile strategy fail.
Another example:
Should Microsoft’s tablet and phone ...
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Is “he should be seventeen” correct?
Is the following sentence correct to describe a young man?
He should be seventeen.
My colleague was absolutely sure it was correct. I disagreed, so we had a bit of an argument. I would agree on ...
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“should like to” vs. “would like to”
“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like
less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
In the sentence above, ...
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Statement ending in “should”
Is this statement constructed correctly?
So because of their compatibility they were able to work closely
together as a strong team should
Particularly, is it OK for it to end in should? If ...
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Why “should be doing” and not just “should do” in the following sentences?
What is the difference between "should X" and "should be Xing" in the following contexts? Or are they interchangeable?
10 Things you should do to improve the health of your hair.
10 Things ...
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Does 'should' imply an unquestionable command?
My question is prompted by a question on the programmers.stackexchange:
This may be a duplicate of another question here on english.stackechange, but the answers given to that question did not ...
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I should think you'd have
-When you going back to kindergarten, Otis?" some one had asked.
-"Me? Day Bernice gets her hair bobbed."
-"Then your education's over," said Marjorie quickly. "That's only a bluff of ...
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“Should” vs “have to”
You should do it.
You have to do it.
Does should show suggestion and have to show compulsion/motivation? Correct me if I'm wrong.
