[Grammar] It would/will be OK.

[kadioguy]

In a different context, "go to the university" would be OK without meaning "attend the university".

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/256902-how-to-get-go-to-the-university
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1. If I say ..."go to the university" will be OK..., is it acceptable?

2. Does 'would' here mean the following?

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/would?q=would

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm finding your posts with screenshots really hard to follow, kadioguy. If you want to refer back to someone else's words, please simply use the "Reply with Quote" facility.

 

[kadioguy]

I'm finding your posts with screenshots really hard to follow, kadioguy. If you want to refer back to someone else's words, please simply use the "Reply with Quote" facility.

OK, I can follow you.

Try this:

In a different context, "go to the university" would be OK without meaning "attend the university".
I have to go to the university later to pick up my daughter.

1. If I say ..."go to the university" will be OK..., is it acceptable?

2. Does 'would' here mean the following?

used for talking about the result of an event that you imagine
*She'd look better with shorter hair.
*If you went to see him, he would be delighted.
*Hurry up! It would be a shame to miss the beginning of the play.
*She'd be a fool to accept it (= if she accepted).

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/would?q=would

 

[Matthew Wai]

would modal verb (OPINION)
C1 also 'd
used to express an opinion in a polite way without being forceful.

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/would

 

[kadioguy]

would modal verb (OPINION)
C1 also 'd
used to express an opinion in a polite way without being forceful.

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/would

Thank you. But if I use 'will' instead of 'would', is it acceptable?
Does it mean I express an opinion in a less polite way with being forceful? :-?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think 'will' expresses certainty rather than impoliteness.

 

[kadioguy]

Like "In a different context", the words I have underlined refer to the hypothetical condition on which the 'would' clause depends.

So, which do you think 'would' in 'In a different context, "go to the university" would be OK without meaning "attend the university"' mean?

a. used for talking about the result of an event that you imagine.
b. used to express an opinion in a polite way without being forceful.

 

[GoesStation]

So, which do you think 'would' in 'In a different context, "go to the university" would be OK without meaning "attend the university"' means?

See above.

 

[kadioguy]

I said that it's a hypothetical condition so:

a. used for talking about the result of an event that you imagine.

If it were used in a different context, 'go to the university would be OK ...

What is the difference if I say 'In a different context, "go to the university" will be OK without meaning "attend the university"?

 

[GoesStation]

What is the difference if I say 'In a different context, "go to the university" will be OK without meaning "attend the university"?

You're discussing a hypothetical, so will, which expresses certainty, is not appropriate.

 

[kadioguy]

You're discussing a hypothetical, so will, which expresses certainty, is not appropriate.

If I want to emphasize the fact that 'In a different context, "go to the university" is OK without meaning "attend the university", how can I use 'will'?

 

[GoesStation]

I'm afraid you've lost me there. Can you frame a simpler example that doesn't involve nested quotes?

 

[kadioguy]

I'm afraid you've lost me there. Can you frame a simpler example that doesn't involve nested quotes?

Let's go to the amusement park. It would be fun!
Let's go to the amusement park. It will be fun!

I can't tell what is the difference between them. :-?

 

[kadioguy]

Let's go to the amusement park. It would be fun!
Let's go to the amusement park. It will be fun!

The prospect of going is more hypothetical in the first, more certain in the second.

Why not the prospect of being fun is more hypothetical in the first, more certain in the second?

 

[Matthew Wai]

If it were used in a different context, 'go to the university would be OK ...

Can we say the above conditional clause is implied in the sentence below?

In a different context, "go to the university" would be OK ...

I cannot find a similar example in the following blog entitled 'Conditional Sentence : Implied Condition'.
https://debyirawan.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/conditional-sentence-implied-condition/

 

[kadioguy]

We can.

Can I say the following?

If it is used in a different context, "go to the university" will be OK...

 

[Matthew Wai]

I would not recommend that page to any serious student. There are several mistakes in the writer's English.

Can you recommend a better page relevant to implied conditionals?

 

[kadioguy]

No. Sorry.

Can I say the following?

In your context, "go to the university" is not OK, but if in a different context, it can be OK, for example:

I have to go to the university later to pick up my daughter.

 

[Tarheel]

Can I say the following?

In your context, "go to the university" is not OK, but if in a different context, it can be OK, for example:

I have to go to the university later to pick up my daughter.

Isn't that the example Ems gave?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think the OP is asking whether we can say the following:

In your context, "go to the university" is not OK, but if in a different context, it can be OK, for example: