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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

The difference

As you would know, there is something special about the sentence.

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As you know, there is something special about the sentence.


What's the difference in meaning between the sentences? Thank you.

  

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As you know The speaker is simply stating 'you know' as a fact. As you would know This suggests that the speaker thinks there is some special reason that you in particular would know this. In speech, the word 'you' would be stressed.

  • As you know The speaker is simply stating 'you know' as a fact.
  • As you would know This suggests that the speaker thinks there is some special reason that you in particular would know this.
  • In speech, the word 'you' would be stressed.
  • Clive
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As you know The speaker is simply stating 'you know' as a fact.


As you would know This suggests that the speaker thinks there is some special reason that you in particular would know this. In speech, the word 'you' would be stressed.

Clive

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