I'd figure
Why is "would" used in "I'd figure"?
Janette: It's just...When you drink, you can't take care of us.
Rex: Must be awfully ashamed of your old man.
Janette: No! I just think we'd have money for food. Maybe even some extra for the Glass Castle. You can do it if you want.You're stronger than anyone.
Rex: If you don't mind, honey... I'd figure I'd like to just...Sit here by myself for a while.
The Glass Castle, movie
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Tara2 Why is "would" used in "I'd figure"? For no particular reason. It could be "I figure".
- Tara2 Why is "would" used in "I'd figure"?
- For no particular reason.
- It could be "I figure".
- It's possible that the use of "I'd like" put "I'd" in the mind of the speaker, so he used "I'd" sooner than he intended to and ended up with two "I'd"s in a row.
- Things like this happen all the time in everyday speech.
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Tara2Why is "would" used in "I'd figure"?
For no particular reason. It could be "I figure".
It's possible that the use of "I'd like" put "I'd" in the mind of the speaker, so he used "I'd" sooner than he intended to and ended up with two "I'd"s in a row. Things like this happen all the time in everyday speech.
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