[Grammar] What type of conditionals is this?

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On this audio file (1:38), the woman says:

If you go to Bay Street, you'd know you've gone too far.

Did I catch the sentence correctly? If so, what type of conditionals is this? Shouldn't it be you'll know, which is conditional type 1?

Source: The ILI English Series, Intermediate 3, Student's book, Page 73
 
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You heard it correctly. It should be ​you'll know.
You mean she doesn't speak correct English? (The woman seems to be a native speaker and the audio file is on an English textbook.)
 

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Unfortunately, not everything that comes out of native speakers' mouths is correct or grammatical. She might have made an error. She might not know the correct construction. It might have been a simple slip of the tongue. We'll never know.
 

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Unfortunately, not everything that comes out of native speakers' mouths is correct or grammatical. She might have made an error. She might not know the correct construction. It might have been a simple slip of the tongue. We'll never know.
You have a point, but that's not acceptable in an educational textbook.
 

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I had no idea you were talking about an educational textbook. I saw that you had attached an audio file but I assumed it was just a recording of someone speaking. It would help if you gave us all the information in post #1 although I note from posts #2 and #3 that you've asked the question elsewhere anyway so it's probably academic.
 

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It would help if you gave us all the information in post #1
Makes sense. I will!

although I note from posts #2 and #3 that you've asked the question elsewhere
I see nothing wrong with consulting different people in multiple forums -- two heads are better than one.
 

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You are free to do so but it is only fair and polite to make it clear, when asking a question, that you have already asked it elsewhere and received responses, and to supply a link to those responses. Also, explaining why you found responses on another forum insufficient will help us.
 

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You have a point, but that's not acceptable in an educational textbook.

It could be argued that it does have a place if the audio texts are meant to be examples of genuine natural language use, warts and all. Or they may just not have noticed.
 

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It could be argued that it does have a place if the audio texts are meant to be examples of genuine natural language use, warts and all. Or they may just not have noticed.
This forum is great and you've made a good point - as always! Thank you! :)
However, I didn't content myself with this forum and its knowledgeable native speakers. I asked some others most of whom were American in other forums, chat rooms, via email, etc. and they said I'd misheard it. Their native ears hear no hint of contraction near the second you and they believe the woman says:
If you go to Bay Street, you know you've gone too far.

I've been teaching English for more than 10 years, although I'm a learner myself, and there's just one definite fact I've learned: nothing is definite and crystal clear and there are lots of ifs and buts in any area.
 
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Some can hear what they expect to hear, so a tiny thing like a contraction can b missed. Things are often messy in speech, which is why transcripts often have [inaudible] in them.
 
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