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Ladia

April 9, 2021

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I don't plan on learning any other language. At some point, I tried to learn German, but I stopped a little later. Learning another language would require too much time, and I don't see any benefit. English is essential because it's an international language. If I decide in the future to learn another language, I bet it will be German. Anyway, I don't think it will come to that.

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I don't plan on learning any other language.

You can either say "another language" or "any other languages".

At somone point, I tried to learn German, but I stopped a little later.

We usually say "at some point" if we're talking about the future.

I will have to buy a new pair of shoes at some point.

Learning another language would require too much time, and I don't see anyhow it would benefit me.

English is essential because it's an international language.

If I decide in the future to learn another language, I bet in the future, I'm guessing it willould be German.

Your original sentence isn't wrong, but it sounds much more natural this way.

Also, "will" --> "would" because you're speaking hypothetically.👍

Anyway, I don't think it will come to that.

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Ladia

April 10, 2021

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If I decide in the future to learn another language, I bet in the future, I'm guessing it willould be German.

Your original sentence isn't wrong, but it sounds much more natural this way.

Also, "will" --> "would" because you're speaking hypothetically.👍

Isn't it the second conditional if I use "would"? Because then I'd also have to change "decide" --> "decided".
"If I decided to learn another language in the future, (I'm guessing) it would be German."

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Ladia

April 10, 2021

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Thanks for the corrections!

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little_oatleaf

April 10, 2021

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No problem~!
In my experience as a native speaker, as long as we're discussing a hypothetical situation, we'd use "would".

For example:
- "If you had to choose another language (hypothetically) which one would you choose?
- "Well, I don't plan on learning another language right now, but if I had to choose one, I'd probably choose German."

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Ladia

April 10, 2021

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No problem~! In my experience as a native speaker, as long as we're discussing a hypothetical situation, we'd use "would". For example: - "If you had to choose another language (hypothetically) which one would you choose? - "Well, I don't plan on learning another language right now, but if I had to choose one, I'd probably choose German."

Yes, that confirms my understanding. That's the second conditional, which uses past simple after "if", e.g., "If I had to choose", "If I decided".

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little_oatleaf

April 10, 2021

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Right, but the difference here is that you added the phrase "I bet".
If "I bet" or "I guess" wasn't included at the beginning of that clause, you'd be correct.

For example:
-If he eats your lunch, you will be angry at him.
-If he eats your lunch, I bet you would be angry at him.

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Ladia

April 10, 2021

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Now I get it. I haven't encountered this before. Thank you.

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I don't plan on learning any other language.

I don't plan on learning any other language.

At some point, I tried to learn German, but I stopped a little later.

At somone point, I tried to learn German, but I stopped a little later.

Learning another language would require too much time, and I don't see any benefit.

Learning another language would require too much time, and I don't see anyhow it would benefit me.

English is essential because it's an international language.

If I decide in the future to learn another language, I bet it will be German.

If I decide in the future to learn another language, I bet in the future, I'm guessing it willould be German.

Anyway, I don't think it will come to that.

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