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Discover LudwigThe phrase "if it were too" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is likely intended to express a hypothetical situation, but the phrase is incomplete and lacks clarity. Example: "If it were too late to change our plans, we would have to go ahead as scheduled."
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Critics said it would be impractical: a high rate would undermine financial markets, but if it were too low, it would not achieve its aim.
Similarly, if it were too salty, only extreme halophiles could survive in its environment.
This idea is repeated periodically, as if it were too complicated to grasp all at once.
We finally got them to understand that this piece wouldn't exist if it were too controlled.
Would Shakespeare audibly wonder if it were too late to start training as a garbage collector?
All evening, he hung his head as if it were too heavy for him to carry".
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If it's too late?
If it's too expensive, scale back.
"If it is too soft, it runs.
But what if it is too late?
And if it's too bacony?
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