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A: Jack would like tea better than coffee. Is this would tentative?
B: I would meet with you next Thursday. Let's keep the options open.

Are these would tentative? Thank you.
  

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Anonymous A: Jack would like tea better than coffee. Is this would tentative? Not really.

  • Anonymous A: Jack would like tea better than coffee.
  • Is this would tentative?
  • Not really.
  • "would like" is set way of saying what a person wants.
  • Anonymous B: I would meet with you next Thursday.
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AnonymousA: Jack would like tea better than coffee. Is this would tentative?
Not really. "would like" is set way of saying what a person wants.
AnonymousB: I would meet with you next Thursday. Let's keep the options open.
Not a likely thing to say.
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GPY AnonymousA: Jack would like tea better than coffee. Is this would tentative?Not really. "would like" is set way of saying what a person wants.AnonymousB: I would meet with you next Thursday. Let's keep the options open.Not a likely thing to say.
You meant the second one is tentative, less confidence? Also what about this one?
He would go there. Could t
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AnonymousYou meant the second one is tentative, less confidence?
Forget the second one. It is not something that anyone is likely to say.
AnonymousHe would go there. Could this sentence be showing tentativeness?
Unlikely. More likely an implied conditional or expressing speaker's belief, but more context is needed.
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GPY AnonymousYou meant the second one is tentative, less confidence?Forget the second one. It is not something that anyone is likely to say.AnonymousHe would go there. Could this sentence be showing tentativeness?Unlikely. More likely an implied conditional or expressing speaker's belief, but more context is needed.
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"would seem" is a recognisable combination of words that is known to normally have a "tentative" sense, in a way that "would go" is not. Without proper context, "He would go to the party" is hard to interpret.

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