Difference between 'should have a place to live' & 'should need a place to live'
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I am confused between
I should have a place to live
and
I should need a place to live
Can anyone explain difference between these sentences.
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I am confused between
I should have a place to live
and
I should need a place to live
Can anyone explain difference between these sentences.
word-difference subjunctives
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"I need a place to live" means approximately the same as "I should have a place to live." With 'should' in it, the second sentence makes no sense.
– Kate Bunting
Mar 30 at 20:23
TBH I can imagine using the second sentence meaning 'In the hypothetical scenario that you described, you would need to provide me with a place to live'. shall would probably work better in this case, though; as it is, the sentence sounds archaic and barely understandable
– crizzis
Apr 2 at 20:05
Some more detail about what you think these sentences mean. Where did you find them? Why the difference between have and need is hard for you. Is there any more context.
– James K
Apr 3 at 16:07
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I am confused between
I should have a place to live
and
I should need a place to live
Can anyone explain difference between these sentences.
word-difference subjunctives
edited Apr 3 at 17:22
Jasper
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asked Mar 30 at 18:30
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I am confused between
I should have a place to live
and
I should need a place to live
Can anyone explain difference between these sentences.
word-difference subjunctives
word-difference subjunctives
edited Apr 3 at 17:22
Jasper
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asked Mar 30 at 18:30
Imtango30Imtango30
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edited Apr 3 at 17:22
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edited Apr 3 at 17:22
Jasper
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edited Apr 3 at 17:22
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"I need a place to live" means approximately the same as "I should have a place to live." With 'should' in it, the second sentence makes no sense.
– Kate Bunting
Mar 30 at 20:23
TBH I can imagine using the second sentence meaning 'In the hypothetical scenario that you described, you would need to provide me with a place to live'. shall would probably work better in this case, though; as it is, the sentence sounds archaic and barely understandable
– crizzis
Apr 2 at 20:05
Some more detail about what you think these sentences mean. Where did you find them? Why the difference between have and need is hard for you. Is there any more context.
– James K
Apr 3 at 16:07
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"I need a place to live" means approximately the same as "I should have a place to live." With 'should' in it, the second sentence makes no sense.
– Kate Bunting
Mar 30 at 20:23
TBH I can imagine using the second sentence meaning 'In the hypothetical scenario that you described, you would need to provide me with a place to live'. shall would probably work better in this case, though; as it is, the sentence sounds archaic and barely understandable
– crizzis
Apr 2 at 20:05
Some more detail about what you think these sentences mean. Where did you find them? Why the difference between have and need is hard for you. Is there any more context.
– James K
Apr 3 at 16:07
"I need a place to live" means approximately the same as "I should have a place to live." With 'should' in it, the second sentence makes no sense.
– Kate Bunting
Mar 30 at 20:23
"I need a place to live" means approximately the same as "I should have a place to live." With 'should' in it, the second sentence makes no sense.
– Kate Bunting
Mar 30 at 20:23
TBH I can imagine using the second sentence meaning 'In the hypothetical scenario that you described, you would need to provide me with a place to live'. shall would probably work better in this case, though; as it is, the sentence sounds archaic and barely understandable
– crizzis
Apr 2 at 20:05
TBH I can imagine using the second sentence meaning 'In the hypothetical scenario that you described, you would need to provide me with a place to live'. shall would probably work better in this case, though; as it is, the sentence sounds archaic and barely understandable
– crizzis
Apr 2 at 20:05
Some more detail about what you think these sentences mean. Where did you find them? Why the difference between have and need is hard for you. Is there any more context.
– James K
Apr 3 at 16:07
Some more detail about what you think these sentences mean. Where did you find them? Why the difference between have and need is hard for you. Is there any more context.
– James K
Apr 3 at 16:07
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Simplifying the sentences:
I have a pen (indicates possession)
I need a pen (implies that I don't have a pen, but I strongly want one)
The word "should" has a range of meanings, so your sentences are a little ambiguous, but "I should have a place to live" could express the speaker's opinion that "having a place to live" is a good thing, or desirable. This is a common meaning of "should".
"I should need a place to live" is harder to interpret with the common meaning of should, since "not having but strongly wanting" is not desirable. So it could be understood in one of the rarer meanings of "should". Perhaps this indicates a subjunctive, as in "I should need a place to live, if I were to move to Yorkshire." That is rather dated and formal, and the context may suggest a different interpretation of "should".
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Simplifying the sentences:
I have a pen (indicates possession)
I need a pen (implies that I don't have a pen, but I strongly want one)
The word "should" has a range of meanings, so your sentences are a little ambiguous, but "I should have a place to live" could express the speaker's opinion that "having a place to live" is a good thing, or desirable. This is a common meaning of "should".
"I should need a place to live" is harder to interpret with the common meaning of should, since "not having but strongly wanting" is not desirable. So it could be understood in one of the rarer meanings of "should". Perhaps this indicates a subjunctive, as in "I should need a place to live, if I were to move to Yorkshire." That is rather dated and formal, and the context may suggest a different interpretation of "should".
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Simplifying the sentences:
I have a pen (indicates possession)
I need a pen (implies that I don't have a pen, but I strongly want one)
The word "should" has a range of meanings, so your sentences are a little ambiguous, but "I should have a place to live" could express the speaker's opinion that "having a place to live" is a good thing, or desirable. This is a common meaning of "should".
"I should need a place to live" is harder to interpret with the common meaning of should, since "not having but strongly wanting" is not desirable. So it could be understood in one of the rarer meanings of "should". Perhaps this indicates a subjunctive, as in "I should need a place to live, if I were to move to Yorkshire." That is rather dated and formal, and the context may suggest a different interpretation of "should".
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Simplifying the sentences:
I have a pen (indicates possession)
I need a pen (implies that I don't have a pen, but I strongly want one)
The word "should" has a range of meanings, so your sentences are a little ambiguous, but "I should have a place to live" could express the speaker's opinion that "having a place to live" is a good thing, or desirable. This is a common meaning of "should".
"I should need a place to live" is harder to interpret with the common meaning of should, since "not having but strongly wanting" is not desirable. So it could be understood in one of the rarer meanings of "should". Perhaps this indicates a subjunctive, as in "I should need a place to live, if I were to move to Yorkshire." That is rather dated and formal, and the context may suggest a different interpretation of "should".
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Simplifying the sentences:
I have a pen (indicates possession)
I need a pen (implies that I don't have a pen, but I strongly want one)
The word "should" has a range of meanings, so your sentences are a little ambiguous, but "I should have a place to live" could express the speaker's opinion that "having a place to live" is a good thing, or desirable. This is a common meaning of "should".
"I should need a place to live" is harder to interpret with the common meaning of should, since "not having but strongly wanting" is not desirable. So it could be understood in one of the rarer meanings of "should". Perhaps this indicates a subjunctive, as in "I should need a place to live, if I were to move to Yorkshire." That is rather dated and formal, and the context may suggest a different interpretation of "should".
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"I need a place to live" means approximately the same as "I should have a place to live." With 'should' in it, the second sentence makes no sense.
– Kate Bunting
Mar 30 at 20:23
TBH I can imagine using the second sentence meaning 'In the hypothetical scenario that you described, you would need to provide me with a place to live'. shall would probably work better in this case, though; as it is, the sentence sounds archaic and barely understandable
– crizzis
Apr 2 at 20:05
Some more detail about what you think these sentences mean. Where did you find them? Why the difference between have and need is hard for you. Is there any more context.
– James K
Apr 3 at 16:07