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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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One would probably assume...
I read the following article on Facebook:
A trophy hunter who was leading a guided group to hunt an elephant for its tusks was trampled to death by a young bull elephant in Zimbabwe. For a story like this, one would probably assume that we would take some sort of almost celebratory stance in the face of a hunter finding himself the hunted, but we’re kinda not gonna go there.
Why have they used would in the following sentences?"one would probably assume that we would take some sort of almost ...."
A trophy hunter who was leading a guided group to hunt an elephant for its tusks was trampled to death by a young bull elephant in Zimbabwe. For a story like this, one would probably assume that we would take some sort of almost celebratory stance in the face of a hunter finding himself the hunted, but we’re kinda not gonna go there.
Why have they used would in the following sentences?"one would probably assume that we would take some sort of almost ...."
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Jigneshbharati Why have they used ' would ' ...? You can substitute "might". "would" indicates some uncertainty here.
- Jigneshbharati Why have they used ' would ' ...?
- You can substitute "might".
- "would" indicates some uncertainty here.
- CJ
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JigneshbharatiWhy have they used 'would' ...?You can substitute "might". "would" indicates some uncertainty here.
CJ
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