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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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I saw one guy talking on the phone in the office yesterday. That guy would been Hispanic. Or. That guy might have been Hispanic. What is the exact difference between the sentences in meaning?
  

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Anonymous That guy would been Hispanic = You are confident that he is Hispanic. Anonymous That guy might have been Hispanic. = You are not confident that he is Hispanic.

  • Anonymous That guy would been Hispanic = You are confident that he is Hispanic.
  • Anonymous That guy might have been Hispanic.
  • = You are not confident that he is Hispanic.
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Anonymous That guy would been Hispanic
= You are confident that he is Hispanic.
Anonymous That guy might have been Hispanic.
= You are not confident that he is Hispanic.
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By the way: That guy would have been Hispanic.
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am I 100% confident that he was Hispanic in the sentence?

My another question is suppose there are three Hispanic guys who work in the office and they are Romio, Alberto and Mareno. and suppose somebody walked in that office and heard sombody talking like Hispanic. It means it's one of the three people. Can I say, that would have been Romio; that would have been Alberto; that would have b

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