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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Harder than you/you'd think

Hi guys.

A - I think I could do that too.

B - It's actually harder than you/you'd think.

What is the difference - you vs you'd ?

Are they equally natural?

  

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anonymous equally natural? Yes. anonymous difference than you think is the more likely choice if the person represented by 'you' has already expressed his/her thoughts about the matter.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous equally natural?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous difference than you think is the more likely choice if the person represented by 'you' has already expressed his/her thoughts about the matter.
  • The speaker already knows what 'you' think.
  • than you'd think is the more likely choice if it doesn't seem (to the speaker) that the person represented by 'you' has thought about the matter yet.
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anonymousequally natural?

Yes.

anonymousdifference

than you think is the more likely choice if the person represented by 'you' has already expressed his/her thoughts about the matter. The speaker already knows what 'you' think.

than you'd think is the more likely choice if it doesn't seem (to t

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