Re: would?


Father Ignatius wrote:
In news:1143614260.259523.199810@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Ray <raymondaliasapollyon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

I saw the following sentence and was wondering whether it is correct
to use "would" here.

In many cases when the unit is installed outdoors, water would slip
into the unit along the cords wired from the top during heavy
rainfalls.

Looks fine to me. Why do you doubt?


But it doesn't look fine to Alan Jones and me. And to Oxford Advanced
Learner's dictionary either.

Are you a native speaker of English?





I'm more worrried about wondering where the cords were wired during dry
weather.


--

Nat

"Some days, honey, you just need an extra hammer."
--Unattrib.

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