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J Lin Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
That would be?
when someone ask you the question "who is that?" why sometimes instead of saying " He is xxx", we would say " that would be xxx"
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", why, sometimes instead of saying " He is ***", we sometimes would say " that would be ***" When *** is a famous personality, we sometimes take pride in the fact that we recognize them and can point them out to others (who don't).
- ", why, sometimes instead of saying " He is ***", we sometimes would say " that would be ***" When *** is a famous personality, we sometimes take pride in the fact that we recognize them and can point them out to others (who don't).
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When someone asks you the question "Who is that?", why, sometimes instead of saying " He is ***", we sometimes would say " that would be ***"
When *** is a famous personality, we sometimes take pride in the fact that we recognize them and can point them out to others (who don't).
When *** is a famous personality, we sometimes take pride in the fact that we recognize them and can point them out to others (who don't).
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J Linwe would say " that would be ***"Consistent with A Stars reply, I believe that this form shows that the speaker is acting as a sort of instructor. Sometimes (not always) there is even a nuance of a superior attitude. The speaker may be gently reminding the listener that he knows more than the listener.
CJ
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J Lin"Who is that?"I would answer that question with That’s [name] or just [name], not He is [name].
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