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as if he would
0 A: I reckon Ken is deliberately ignoring us. 02 br
00 B: As if he would! 02 br
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00 Longman. 02 br
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01 i 00 What does "As if he would" mean? Thanks. 02 i 0-
00 B: As if he would! 02 br
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00 Longman. 02 br
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01 i 00 What does "As if he would" mean? Thanks. 02 i 0-
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0 "As if he would" = "As if he were likely to do that!" = "That is not a very likely thing for him to do." 02 br
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00 (Also note that "I reckon" is rather colloquial. You'll sound a little like a cowboy in an American western movie if you use it too often, although you do still hear it from time to time in other contexts.) 0-
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00 (Also note that "I reckon" is rather colloquial. You'll sound a little like a cowboy in an American western movie if you use it too often, although you do still hear it from time to time in other contexts.) 0-
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0 IMO: 02 br
01 i 00 He does/acts as if he 01 u 00 would 02 u 00 deliberately ignore us. 02 br
00 No chance! 02 br
00 He just simulates/fakes ignoring us. 02 br
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00 Would 02 i 00 marks (in many cases) an unlikely/improbably situation. 01 i 00 02 i 00 See GG's translations in the above. 01 i
01 i 00 He does/acts as if he 01 u 00 would 02 u 00 deliberately ignore us. 02 br
00 No chance! 02 br
00 He just simulates/fakes ignoring us. 02 br
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00 Would 02 i 00 marks (in many cases) an unlikely/improbably situation. 01 i 00 02 i 00 See GG's translations in the above. 01 i
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0 so is it a little sarcastic in the context of the dialogue? B simply does not agree with A. Right? 0-
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