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Fuchsia Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Difference of nuance
a) As you expect, the language is hard to learn.
b) As you would expect, the language is hard to learn.
Could I trouble you to tell me whether there exists any difference of nuance between the two sentences? Thanks in advance!
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here's the broad idea. a) As you expect, the language is hard to learn. The speaker thinks you already have this expectation.
- here's the broad idea.
- a) As you expect, the language is hard to learn.
- The speaker thinks you already have this expectation.
- b) As you would expect, the language is hard to learn.
- The speaker thinks you would have this expectation if you thought about it.
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here's the broad idea.
a) As you expect, the language is hard to learn. The speaker thinks you already have this expectation.
b) As you would expect, the language is hard to learn.The speaker thinks you would have this expectation if you thought about it. It's a more hypothetical statement.
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