Puntičkář by trval na definici v Oxford English Dictionary:
- would just as soon: as willingly, as readily (je mi to jedno)
- sooner: more willingly, more readily (raději bych)
- If I have to wait 20 minutes for the bus, I'd just as soon walk home. (It makes no difference to me whether I walk home or get the bus)
- If I have to wait 20 minutes for the bus, I'd sooner walk home. (I'd [= I would] prefer to walk home.)
Ale většinou na tom nezáleží, bývají zaměnitelné.
What? Listen to Karel Gott singing “A White Christmas” again? I'd just as soon bash my head against the wall! / I'd sooner bash my head against the wall!
Děkuju! Takže může říct:
- I don't want to go there! I'd rather go to play football with friends.
- I don't want to go there! I'd sooner go to play football with friends.
- I don't want to go there! I'd just as soon go to play football with friends.
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