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Here's a text: 'I'm going out now. Is it cold out?' 'Yes, I should wear a coat.' It means 'If I were you, I would wear a coat'. So my question is can I just say 'Yes, I would wear a coat'?

kacherese
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Yes you can. In 19th century English, for instance, it's very common to say "I should" where moderns just use "I would".

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    I should like to point out that this is not restricted to 19th century English—it’s still relatively commonly heard in (formal) British English, and there are still people who prefer “shall/should” in the first person singular vs. “will/would” in other persons. – Janus Bahs Jacquet Sep 26 '15 at 10:27
  • @JanusBahsJacquet, definitely, thanks for clarifying; by saying it was very common back then I didn't mean to say it's ungrammatical now. :) – Nemo Sep 26 '15 at 14:14