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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Use of "that would be" and certainty
Below, is the speaker B sure of who the person is?
A: Who's that woman over there?
B: That would be Julia Roberts.
A: Who's that woman over there?
B: That would be Julia Roberts.
Top answer
Yes.
- Yes.
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25 Answers
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If they were not sure, they would say:
'That might be Julia Roberts'
'That might be Julia Roberts'
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After thinking about it, I guess saying "That would be Julia Roberts" shifts the focus of the discussion to Julia Roberts more clearly than "That is Julia Roberts".
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"That would be J. R." sounds like a more jaded way to say "that is J. R.".
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Erin ZaleAfter thinking about it, I guess saying "That would be Julia Roberts" shifts the focus of the discussion to Julia Roberts more clearly than "That is Julia Roberts".In which way?
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Pieanne"That would be J. R." sounds like a more jaded way to say "that is J. R.".Does it sound jaded here?
1. "...I do have some answers for you. You asked about one person declaring all the income and one taking all the expense. The answer to that would be no."
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A: Are you Steve, the guy who live
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Anon, I never said every "that would be" sounded jaded.
Does it sound jaded here?
1. "...I do have some answers for you. You asked about one person declaring all the income and one taking all the expense. The answer to that would be no." I don't think it belongs to the same kind of examples
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A: Are you Steve
Does it sound jaded here?
1. "...I do have some answers for you. You asked about one person declaring all the income and one taking all the expense. The answer to that would be no." I don't think it belongs to the same kind of examples
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A: Are you Steve
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Pieanne2.
What's the square root of 625?
That would be 25.I guess...
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How many times will Man Utd play Arsenal next year?
That would be 4 times.I guess...
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Who's your favourite pop star?
That would be Robbie.
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The answer would be "No" (of course) (you dummy) (you had to ask?).
That would be Julia Roberts (of course) (you dummy) (you had to ask?).
The square root of 144 would be 12 (of course) (you dummy) (you had to ask?).
The missing man would be Balthasar (of course) (you dummy) (you had to ask?).
Some - not all - "would be" substitutes for "is" are as shown above.
That would be Julia Roberts (of course) (you dummy) (you had to ask?).
The square root of 144 would be 12 (of course) (you dummy) (you had to ask?).
The missing man would be Balthasar (of course) (you dummy) (you had to ask?).
Some - not all - "would be" substitutes for "is" are as shown above.
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