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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

By my reckoning

Hi

Is by my reckoning a natural phrase in everyday conversation?

By my reckoning, the short cut will save us a few miles.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Is by my reckoning a natural phrase in everyday conversation? Yes.

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Mr. TomIs by my reckoning a natural phrase in everyday conversation?
Yes.
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It's not all that common in Canada.
However, we do say 'I reckon . . . '
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CliveIt;s not all that common in Canada. However, we do say 'I reckon . . . '
I wouldn't say that "by my reckoning" is massively common in BrE either, but it's natural nonetheless. We say "I reckon" here too. As well as feeling more casual, this has, by my reckoning, less of a sense of careful deliberation.
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Thanks, Clive and GPY.

Clive, if my question is not an invasion of privacy, aren't you a speaker of BrE? There are times you tell us how a certain thing is said or used in Canada, but as far as I know, Canadian English is closer to American English.

I am asking this because two speakers of British English (you and GPY) seem to have a slightly different view about the use of "by
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I'm from Britain, but I've lived in Canada for many years.so I'm not up to date with British usage..
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