Talk:if you like
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic Literal SoP
Literal SoP[edit]
How can it be dintinguished from the literal SoP, as in We can leave later than seven if you like ? --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:58, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
- Polite requests often begin If you would like ... ; the following clause is sometimes dropped. If you would like to come this way... Would is sometimes dropped in this structure.
When we offer people a choice, we often use like to mean ‘want (to)’ in subordinate clauses, Can I go now? ~ If you like. --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:06, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
Primarily heard in UK[edit]
Used to introduce or suggest a new or possible way of thinking about something. Primarily heard in UK. --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:28, 30 January 2021 (UTC)