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Bookmark or Share- What's a professional synonym for "would love to"?To user1496984 (the OP), if you want to show strong enthusiasm (which you may probably have when you say 'd love to), you could also use I would like very much to, e.g., I would like very much to schedule a meeting with you to review both my performance and my request. (The example was taken from AMA Handbook of Business Letters, 4th Edition.)
- modal verbs - What does "I'd" stand for? - English Language Learners ...What does "I'd" mean? If it is "I would," the part following "of all people" should be "you would be the last to say the name, for you lost your parents because of him." If it is "I should," the next part should be "you have the courage to say the name, then why do I have to gasp?"
- american english - What's the difference about /t̬/ and /d/? - English ...Phonetically, the pronunciation in question may just be [ɰadaɕi]. But the consonant might be analyzed as being phonemically /t/, with a realization [d] derived by a rule of allophonic voicing. American English /t̬/ in particular. Many native speakers of American English cannot hear any clear distinction between /t̬/ and /d/.
- word meaning - What does 'd stand for? - English Language Learners ...'d is normally either had or would - depends on context: I'd tell you: I would tell you. I'd told you: I had told you. I'd like to tell you: I would like to tell you. I'd better stop: I had better stop . There are others as @charles pointed out, but not used as much as the above
- word usage - Can I always use "'d" as contraction of "did"? - English ...For example, could I write "I'd know it." or should I write only why'd, who'd, where'd, when'd, and how'd? I checked the NOAD, but it says that 'd is a contraction for had and would; the same is said from the OALD, which says that he'd is a short form for he had or he would.
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