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"I would want to go the beach this weekend"
Can I say so, meaning I would like to go to the beach this weekend?
 
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No. You need to say 'I want to go to the beach. . . .'

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"If you payed for gasoline then I would want to go to the beach this weekend"

And if I say like this will it be correct?
 

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"If you paid for gasoline then I would want to go to the beach this weekend"

And if I say like this will it be correct?

It's not a natural way to express it.
 

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How would you express the meaning of the sentence above?

Could you advice me any book on stylistics of spoke English?
Cause I find that many sentences I make sound strange and odd.
 

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Hello, Mr. Lucky:

I was wondering whether this (poor) dialogue of mine might be helpful:


Mona: You used to go to the beach every weekend.

Tony: I know.

Mona: But you have stopped going.

Tony: I know.

Mona: Why don't you want to go anymore?

Tony: Well, I would want to go to the beach if the police did something about all the bad people who have

been causing trouble on the beach recently!



James
 
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