keannu
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1. Is this composition similar to "so (adjective)~ that" or "such a (adjective)+that" that denotes cause-and-effect? I only know those two compositions, so this is new to me.
2. Does this mean a counter-factual hypothesis for the past or the present(future)? Considering the whole context, it would have to be "who typically would not consume any coffee products" for counter-factual present or future(2nd conditional), but I learned before that even "would have p.p" can denote present or future. I'd like to know if it means a present(future) hypothesis or the past one.
**On second thought, I think it's for the past to mean the customers who already tasted the new coffee.(but I need your confirmation)
is32
ex)Because the key to the success of any marketing program is the creation of value, firms attempt to develop products and services that customers perceive as valuable enough to buy. For many customers, the product offered by one of the leading coffe companies contains enough value that they will pay upwards of $4 for a single cup of coffee. But for other customers, including 35-40 million Americans, existing coffee products have had absolutely no value, because drinking coffee caused them to suffer heartburn. Upon leaning this information, a company introduced a coffee designed to be gentle on people's stomachs. This coffee will not appeal to traditional coffee buyers, who value other elements of a coffee product, but it may create a new category of coffee drinkers, which would enable the company to reach customers who typically would not have consumed any coffee products.
2. Does this mean a counter-factual hypothesis for the past or the present(future)? Considering the whole context, it would have to be "who typically would not consume any coffee products" for counter-factual present or future(2nd conditional), but I learned before that even "would have p.p" can denote present or future. I'd like to know if it means a present(future) hypothesis or the past one.
**On second thought, I think it's for the past to mean the customers who already tasted the new coffee.(but I need your confirmation)
is32
ex)Because the key to the success of any marketing program is the creation of value, firms attempt to develop products and services that customers perceive as valuable enough to buy. For many customers, the product offered by one of the leading coffe companies contains enough value that they will pay upwards of $4 for a single cup of coffee. But for other customers, including 35-40 million Americans, existing coffee products have had absolutely no value, because drinking coffee caused them to suffer heartburn. Upon leaning this information, a company introduced a coffee designed to be gentle on people's stomachs. This coffee will not appeal to traditional coffee buyers, who value other elements of a coffee product, but it may create a new category of coffee drinkers, which would enable the company to reach customers who typically would not have consumed any coffee products.
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