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If I were not holding my pee, I think I might sleep
In which dialects does “is wanting” work as an appropriate substitution for “wants”?Usage of “would have been”“Even were he not to…”If I Were You and You Were IIf you were listening…, you might wonder“were + object + infinitive” at the end of a sentenceUse of 'are' or 'were' for this past tense sentenceIf-clause type 3 using “would”, not “would have”?“Have never had” vs “never had”Had it not been vs If it were not for
If I were not holding my pee, I think I definitely slept.
Is this correct grammar when I walk out of the movie theater and talk to my friends?
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If I were not holding my pee, I think I definitely slept.
Is this correct grammar when I walk out of the movie theater and talk to my friends?
tenses conditionals
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It's technically correct grammar, but nonsense.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
What are you trying to say? Did you actually sleep or was the movie boring so you woild have fallen asleep, but the need to pee kept you up? If the latter then “...I think I definitely would have slept.”
– Damila
4 hours ago
Try "If I hadn't needed to pee so bad I might have fallen asleep."
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
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If I were not holding my pee, I think I definitely slept.
Is this correct grammar when I walk out of the movie theater and talk to my friends?
tenses conditionals
asked 5 hours ago
Coda ChangCoda Chang
1073
If I were not holding my pee, I think I definitely slept.
Is this correct grammar when I walk out of the movie theater and talk to my friends?
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tenses conditionals
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It's technically correct grammar, but nonsense.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
What are you trying to say? Did you actually sleep or was the movie boring so you woild have fallen asleep, but the need to pee kept you up? If the latter then “...I think I definitely would have slept.”
– Damila
4 hours ago
Try "If I hadn't needed to pee so bad I might have fallen asleep."
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
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It's technically correct grammar, but nonsense.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
What are you trying to say? Did you actually sleep or was the movie boring so you woild have fallen asleep, but the need to pee kept you up? If the latter then “...I think I definitely would have slept.”
– Damila
4 hours ago
Try "If I hadn't needed to pee so bad I might have fallen asleep."
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
It's technically correct grammar, but nonsense.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
It's technically correct grammar, but nonsense.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
What are you trying to say? Did you actually sleep or was the movie boring so you woild have fallen asleep, but the need to pee kept you up? If the latter then “...I think I definitely would have slept.”
– Damila
4 hours ago
What are you trying to say? Did you actually sleep or was the movie boring so you woild have fallen asleep, but the need to pee kept you up? If the latter then “...I think I definitely would have slept.”
– Damila
4 hours ago
Try "If I hadn't needed to pee so bad I might have fallen asleep."
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
Try "If I hadn't needed to pee so bad I might have fallen asleep."
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago
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What I think you are trying to say is "If I did not have to use the restroom, I would have fallen asleep".
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That depends which country you are in: "Restroom" is American and is not in general British use. I can't speak for other English-speaking countries.
– TrevorD
5 hours ago
I marked this down not for the reason suggested by @TrevorD but because it takes a perfectly straightforward statement about wanting to pee, and euphemizes it.
– user02814
3 hours ago
Pee is a border line crass/vulgar term. That is not how most people would discuss this topic in polite company.
– SciFiGuy
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What I think you are trying to say is "If I did not have to use the restroom, I would have fallen asleep".
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That depends which country you are in: "Restroom" is American and is not in general British use. I can't speak for other English-speaking countries.
– TrevorD
5 hours ago
I marked this down not for the reason suggested by @TrevorD but because it takes a perfectly straightforward statement about wanting to pee, and euphemizes it.
– user02814
3 hours ago
Pee is a border line crass/vulgar term. That is not how most people would discuss this topic in polite company.
– SciFiGuy
3 hours ago
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What I think you are trying to say is "If I did not have to use the restroom, I would have fallen asleep".
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That depends which country you are in: "Restroom" is American and is not in general British use. I can't speak for other English-speaking countries.
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I marked this down not for the reason suggested by @TrevorD but because it takes a perfectly straightforward statement about wanting to pee, and euphemizes it.
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That depends which country you are in: "Restroom" is American and is not in general British use. I can't speak for other English-speaking countries.
– TrevorD
5 hours ago
I marked this down not for the reason suggested by @TrevorD but because it takes a perfectly straightforward statement about wanting to pee, and euphemizes it.
– user02814
3 hours ago
Pee is a border line crass/vulgar term. That is not how most people would discuss this topic in polite company.
– SciFiGuy
3 hours ago
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That depends which country you are in: "Restroom" is American and is not in general British use. I can't speak for other English-speaking countries.
– TrevorD
5 hours ago
I marked this down not for the reason suggested by @TrevorD but because it takes a perfectly straightforward statement about wanting to pee, and euphemizes it.
– user02814
3 hours ago
Pee is a border line crass/vulgar term. That is not how most people would discuss this topic in polite company.
– SciFiGuy
3 hours ago
That depends which country you are in: "Restroom" is American and is not in general British use. I can't speak for other English-speaking countries.
– TrevorD
5 hours ago
That depends which country you are in: "Restroom" is American and is not in general British use. I can't speak for other English-speaking countries.
– TrevorD
5 hours ago
I marked this down not for the reason suggested by @TrevorD but because it takes a perfectly straightforward statement about wanting to pee, and euphemizes it.
– user02814
3 hours ago
I marked this down not for the reason suggested by @TrevorD but because it takes a perfectly straightforward statement about wanting to pee, and euphemizes it.
– user02814
3 hours ago
Pee is a border line crass/vulgar term. That is not how most people would discuss this topic in polite company.
– SciFiGuy
3 hours ago
Pee is a border line crass/vulgar term. That is not how most people would discuss this topic in polite company.
– SciFiGuy
3 hours ago
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It's technically correct grammar, but nonsense.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
What are you trying to say? Did you actually sleep or was the movie boring so you woild have fallen asleep, but the need to pee kept you up? If the latter then “...I think I definitely would have slept.”
– Damila
4 hours ago
Try "If I hadn't needed to pee so bad I might have fallen asleep."
– Hot Licks
4 hours ago