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MaanuMp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of would

Can you explain the meaning of would in the statement below?

I would say that your grammar book, Cambridge Dictionaries and the British Library are all correct
  

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Apperently it is a conditional statement. " Kind of a strange use of the word, but it is often used that way.

  • Apperently it is a conditional statement.
  • " Kind of a strange use of the word, but it is often used that way.
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Apperently it is a conditional statement. It means something like, "If asked, I would say..."

Kind of a strange use of the word, but it is often used that way.
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Does 'would say' has any other meaning?
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Well, you can use the same idea as a quesion, as "Would you say that 'would say' has some other meaning?"

I would say that 'would say' is kind of ambiguous even for a native English speaker. If it has another use, it does not come to mind.

Lets see,

You could have said something nicer. I might have said something else. We have said that before. Who says so!
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MaanuMpCan you explain the meaning of would in the statement below?

I would say that your grammar book, Cambridge Dictionaries and the British Library are all correct

The biggest mistake that learners make about the word would is that it has a meaning in the same way that words like table, sun, and butter h
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Thank you CalifJim.

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