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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I'd

Please proofread:

I'd have to say they're a beautiful couple. Or

I have to say they're a beautiful couple.

What's the difference between the two sentences and are they used properly?

Thank you.
  

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Hi, Please proofread: I'd have to say they're a beautiful couple. This is a bit less direct, more tentative. Think of it as '( If you demanded my opinion) I'd have to say .

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  • Hi, Please proofread: I'd have to say they're a beautiful couple.
  • This is a bit less direct, more tentative.
  • Think of it as '( If you demanded my opinion) I'd have to say .
  • .
  • " Or I have to say they're a beautiful couple.
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Hi,

Please proofread:

I'd have to say they're a beautiful couple. This is a bit less direct, more tentative.

Think of it as '( If you demanded my opinion) I'd have to say . . . "

Or

I have to say they're a beautiful couple. This is a more direct statement.

What's the difference between the two sentences
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PreciousJonesI'd have to say they're a beautiful couple.
You are holding back your feelings, perhaps. You are speaking abstractly, intellectually. Just adding that 'd puts some distance between you and what you are saying.
PreciousJonesI have to say they're a beautiful couple.
You are expressing your feelings in a f
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