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What's the difference? I'd like to know the difference between these two sentences. *You want to be very careful When You pull out of the parking lot. *You should be very careful When You pull out of the parking lot. There must be subtle nuance between them. I'd like to Know What that is. Thank You
6 mrt. 2015 09:32
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The 'You want' form is colloquial, whereas the 'You should' form is standard English. Both are giving advice, but the 'subtle nuance', as you say, is that the 'You want' seems friendlier and more informal.
6 maart 2015
"You want to be very careful when you pull out of the parking lot", this is more suggestive while "You should be very careful when you pull out of the parking lot" sounds more like a command.
6 maart 2015
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