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It is estimated that Jim would have spent somewhere $7000 to $10000 pranking Dwight in ‘The office’.
Does the bold ‘would have’ show lack of confidence or third conditional? I found this on Facebook on Uberfacts. Please help.
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anonymous It is estimated that Jim would have spent somewhere $7000 to $10000 pranking Dwight in ‘The office’. Does the bold ‘would have’ show lack of confidence or third conditional? In my opinion, 'would have' doesn't add much of anything to the sentence because it already says 'estimated'.
- anonymous It is estimated that Jim would have spent somewhere $7000 to $10000 pranking Dwight in ‘The office’.
- Does the bold ‘would have’ show lack of confidence or third conditional?
- In my opinion, 'would have' doesn't add much of anything to the sentence because it already says 'estimated'.
- You can leave it out and get the same meaning.
- In this kind of context 'would have' suggests 'probably', which is what 'estimated' says as well.
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anonymousIt is estimated that Jim would have spent somewhere $7000 to $10000 pranking Dwight in ‘The office’.
Does the bold ‘would have’ show lack of confidence or third conditional?
In my opinion, 'would have' doesn't add much of anything to the sentence because it already says 'estimated'. You can leave it out and get the same meaning. In t
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