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Siavash Moghaddasian Posted 8 years ago
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It would be
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What's the meaning of "would" in the following conversation? Why does Christian say "it would be"? Why not "it is "?
Joe: Yeah, yeah, I know. But he actually, I think one of his problems is...The guy’s like 35 and he’s trying to date 20 year olds, so, you know…of course there’s going to be like a big difference in interests and usually maturity also.
Kristin: Yeah! That’s just, that seems like it would be a recipe for disaster.
Source: "Effortless English podcast"
What's the meaning of "would" in the following conversation? Why does Christian say "it would be"? Why not "it is "?
Joe: Yeah, yeah, I know. But he actually, I think one of his problems is...The guy’s like 35 and he’s trying to date 20 year olds, so, you know…of course there’s going to be like a big difference in interests and usually maturity also.
Kristin: Yeah! That’s just, that seems like it would be a recipe for disaster.
Source: "Effortless English podcast"
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'would be' adds a shade of 'probably', whereas 'is' says 'always'. In other words, 'would' is more tentative (less certain) than 'is'. CJ
- 'would be' adds a shade of 'probably', whereas 'is' says 'always'.
- In other words, 'would' is more tentative (less certain) than 'is'.
- CJ
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'would be' adds a shade of 'probably', whereas 'is' says 'always'.
In other words, 'would' is more tentative (less certain) than 'is'.
CJ
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