kadioguy
Key Member
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2017
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Taiwan
- Current Location
- Taiwan
[My original conversation]
John: Shall we go out for lunch at lunchtime?
Mary:
a. No, I'd rather we eat at home, if you don't mind.
b. No, I'd rather we ate at home, if you don't mind.
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1. Do (a) and (b) mean the same?
2. What different effects exist between them? What does the subjunctive in (b) mean?
John: Shall we go out for lunch at lunchtime?
Mary:
a. No, I'd rather we eat at home, if you don't mind.
b. No, I'd rather we ate at home, if you don't mind.
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1. Do (a) and (b) mean the same?
2. What different effects exist between them? What does the subjunctive in (b) mean?