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I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” – Edward Everett Hale The verbs after 'advise' can also go in the '-ing' form ('I advise studying'), but if a subject is mentioned, the verb goes in the 'to'-infinitive form ('I advise you to study'). In particular, will, would, can, and could all have multiple meanings. One type that they share in pairs is root variation:

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I would think, I would imagine, I'd guess to give an opinion when we are not sure or when we want to be polite: And, as it turns out, the complement clause of wish is one of those certain contexts in which the "past" sense of would and could comes in handy to signal the irrealis status of the complement of wish. When Peter refers to imagining an 'if'-clause, he's explaining how the grammar works. The reason people use this is usually to be 'softer', in a sense, which is an extremely common and widespread strategy for being polite in English. The idea is that if you show a little doubt, this is tantamount to being less aggressive or less authoritative, which will put people at ease. This is part of being polite in English. The strongest factor for success is self-esteem: believing you can do it, believing you can deserve it, believing you will get it.”

Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.” – Kevyn Aucoin So yes, you're right in thinking that because the person has asked the question and so, from a certain perspective, using 'would' doesn't make sense. But I'm afraid that's how English works. I can see how this might seem strange, as there are completely different ways of being polite in other languages. But in English, this is extremely common.It is possible (for example) that B's intended meaning is to advise A: I would be sure if I were you (an imagined and unreal situation). That's just an example - we have no way of knowing why B used "would" here because we are just looking at words only, and they are isolated from the context in which they were said or written (e.g. who A and B are, what their social relationship is, what B's intended meaning is, what topic they are discussing, what else was said in the conversation). But that context often helps us (and speaker A as well) to interpret the meaning. one can't wish to own something one already owns, for instance. Wishes require counterfactual (aka irrealis) complements. That's why they're linked up with negatives so often. The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.” – Ulysses S. Grant He lived the first few months of his life in Leicester's Highfields, with his biological parents who were born and raised in Nigeria. Instead of giving myself reasons why I can’t, I give myself reasons why I can.” I Can And I Will Quotes Wallpaper

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” – Steve Jobs But those are the only complement clause types that wish can take; embedded questions and gerund clauses are ungrammatical with wish He said that he had been looking to do it for the past five years, but had been very hesitant. What would people think?If you're survived by a spouse or civil partner but don’t have children, your spouse or civil partner will inherit your whole estate, including any personal possessions. The other interaction is from various senses of these four modal auxiliaries. All modals, including modal auxiliary verbs, have irregular syntax, ambiguous semantics, and arbitrary pragmatics. Just remember one thing: God is with you. He will make everything right, at the right place, at the right time.”