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[Rachel Adams]

When answering a question with "would" should I use it in my answer?

"Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person?"

"I would meet my favourite English writer Somerset Maugham. I would tell him how I love his short stories and maybe we would talk about some of them."

It is the second question.

http://iteslj.org/questions/celebrities.html

 

[emsr2d2]

When answering a question with "would", should I use it in my answer?

"Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person?"

"I would like to meet my favourite English writer, Somerset Maugham. I would tell him how much I love his short stories and maybe we would talk about some of them."

Source: It is the second question on this page: http://iteslj.org/questions/celebrities.html

See above. Yes, you can use "would" in your answer. It's not obligatory. As is often the case, most native speakers wouldn't repeat most of the question in their answer.

Q: Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person?
A: Ewan McGregor. We'd go for a motorbike ride and then go out for dinner and drinks.

 

[Rachel Adams]

When answering a question such as "Would you want/like to be famous?" Can I use "No, I wouldn't. Or "Yes, I would" in short answers. Or do they sound unnatural? Is "I wouldn't want to be famous" a better negative response than "No, I wouldn't."

 

[5jj]

When answering a question such as "Would you want/like to be famous?" Can I use "No, I wouldn't. Or "Yes, I would" in short answers.

Yes. In everyday conversation they are more natural, as are just No and Yes.

 

[Rover_KE]

I'd only reply 'Yes' or 'Yes, I would'.

There's no need to repeat any more of the words in the question.

Isn't it the same in Russian?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Yes. In everyday conversation they are more natural, as are just No and Yes.

Is "I wouldn't want to be famous" too long and unnecessary, but grammatically correct?

 

[5jj]

Has anybody suggested it's grammatically incorrect?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Has anybody suggested it's grammatically incorrect?

No, definitely not. But is the short answer "No, I wouldn't" preferred?

 

[probus]

Is "I wouldn't want to be famous" too long and unnecessary, but grammatically correct?

It's grammatically correct and perfectly natural. Earlier responders who favoured a simple "No" are showing an excessive fondness for brevity in my opinion.

It expresses a sentiment I happen to share. Fame, to me, entails hassles with no offsetting benefits.

 

[GoesStation]

No, definitely not. But is the short answer "No, I wouldn't" preferred?

Yes. It's odd to repeat most of the question when you answer it.