Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
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“How is that possible?” I’d ask. “Everybody does it.”
“It’s disgusting, and I simply don’t do it,” he’d say.
Why did the speaker use 'would' after 'ask' and 'say'? Thanks.
Would the meaning be different if she used 'I ask' and 'he says'? What does 'would' change?
“It’s disgusting, and I simply don’t do it,” he’d say.
Why did the speaker use 'would' after 'ask' and 'say'? Thanks.
Would the meaning be different if she used 'I ask' and 'he says'? What does 'would' change?
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But it sounds like a conversation that the two people had repeatedly.
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