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Alex: Jack told me that he joined the military in 2014.
Dan: Jack wouldn’t have joined the military in 2014; he wouldn’t have been 18 then.
Alex: Why do you say that?
Dan: I think I and Jack are about the same age. I don’t think he is a lot older than me. I was 15 in 2014. And you need to be minimum 18 to be able to join the military.
Is the use of “wouldn’t have” correct? You can answer in yes or no. They are would of probability.
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Here is the context in detail. Dan doesn’t know for sure if Jack was not 18 in 2014. Dan doesn’t know Jack very well.
- Here is the context in detail.
- Dan doesn’t know for sure if Jack was not 18 in 2014.
- Dan doesn’t know Jack very well.
- Dan has only met Jack twice and Dan just believes that Jack is not a lot older than Dan by judging the way Jack looks.
- If Dan was sure that Jack wasn’t 18 in 2014, he would’ve simply said “Dan can’t have/couldn’t have/mustn’t have joined the military in 2014.
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Here is the context in detail.
Dan doesn’t know for sure if Jack was not 18 in 2014. Dan doesn’t know Jack very well. Dan has only met Jack twice and Dan just believes that Jack is not a lot older than Dan by judging the way Jack looks. If Dan was sure that Jack wasn’t 18 in 2014, he would’ve simply said “Dan can’t have/couldn’t have/mustn’t have joined the military in 2014. Dan is n
0Here is the context in detail.
Dan doesn’t know for sure if Jack was not 18 in 2014. Dan doesn’t know Jack very well. Dan has only met Jack twice and Dan just believes that Jack is not a lot older than Dan by judging the way Jack looks. If Dan was sure that Jack wasn’t 18 in 2014, he would’ve simply said “Dan can’t have/couldn’t have/mustn’t have joined the military in 2014. Dan is n
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