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Old 26-Apr-2008, 13:42
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Default Re: lexical item "if "
Hi tayyabazaidi

You need to look for how and where speakers use if . That will give youits function. Its basic form is simple: this is what it looks like <if>.

Examples
if I were you
ifs ands or buts
iffy

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