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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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'll be/'d be
What's the difference in meaning and use of the answers here?
A: How old do you think Maggie is?
B: Hm. She'll be about 65 now/ She'd be about 65 now.
A: How old do you think Maggie is?
B: Hm. She'll be about 65 now/ She'd be about 65 now.
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Hi, What's the difference in meaning and use of the answers here? A: How old do you think Maggie is? B: Hm.
- Hi, What's the difference in meaning and use of the answers here?
- A: How old do you think Maggie is?
- B: Hm.
- She'll be about 65 now/ She'd be about 65 now.
- I don't see any real difference.
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Hi,
What's the difference in meaning and use of the answers here?
A: How old do you think Maggie is?
B: Hm. She'll be about 65 now/ She'd be about 65 now.
I don't see any real difference. They both show a lack of certainty.
Clive
What's the difference in meaning and use of the answers here?
A: How old do you think Maggie is?
B: Hm. She'll be about 65 now/ She'd be about 65 now.
I don't see any real difference. They both show a lack of certainty.
Clive
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AnonymousShe'll be about 65 now/ She'd be about 65 now.Personally, I hardly ever use the future of probability, so I'd say only the second one: She'd be ....
Both have the same meaning to me.
CJ
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<Personally, I hardly ever use the future of probability,>
Where is the futurity in those sentences?
Where is the futurity in those sentences?
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