English term
Russian Federation
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Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
wouldn't
"He got out some frozen peas. Peas, a big salad of lettuce and tomato, and the chops. He didn't want a potato, and he knew if he didn't put potatoes on, Melinda ***wouldn't***."
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Brent Sørensen
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| 4 +2 | wouldn't put potatoes on |
Tony M
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Jul 26, 2020 05:23: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Yvonne Gallagher, Cilian O'Tuama, Tony M
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Germany
Native EN|PhD|Parmaceuticals|Medical
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: German to English, Danish to English, English, and 1 more.
wouldn’t do it
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Note added at 54 mins (2020-07-25 23:44:01 GMT)
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You can split the sentence:
He didn't want a potato, and he knew if he didn't put potatoes on, Melinda wouldn't.
into two separate sentences:
He didn't want a potato.
He knew if he didn't put potatoes on, Melinda wouldn't.
This makes it clear that "wouldn't" refers back to "put".
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Salma Harland (X)
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philgoddard
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Sanaz Khanjani
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, makes most sense logically and grammatically. It could be read as she wouldn't want one (potato) either. But he's in charge of the cooking, so she'll get what he cooks!
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Edith Kelly
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asmat jahan
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wouldn't put potatoes on
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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-07-26 05:28:35 GMT)
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You may be thinking that it could mean "He didn't want a potato, and he knew if he didn't put potatoes on, Melinda wouldn't [want one either]" — although that's a plausible enough scenario (maybe she was too lazy to put potatoes on, so would pretend she didn't want any); but this doesn't really fit with the logical structure of the sentence. The only arguable point I can see is why the writer used 'and', instead of 'but' — but that is neither grammatically nor logically incorrect, just perhaps a tiny nuance of meaning buried within the style.
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adel almergawy
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Thanks, Adel!
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Sheila Wilson
10 hrs
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Thanks, Sheila!
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