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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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What’s the difference in meaning?
A: whose fault was it?
B: It would’ve been Jake’s fault.
A: Whose fault was it?
B: It was Jake’s fault.
I am trying to understand the difference between ‘was’ and ‘would’ve been’ in the sentences above. Does the sentence with ‘would’ve’ show less confidence? What’s the difference in meaning?
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anonymous B: It was Jake’s fault. No question about it. I am absolutely sure of it.
- anonymous B: It was Jake’s fault.
- No question about it.
- I am absolutely sure of it.
- I saw Jake make the mistake..
- anonymous B: It would’ve been Jake’s fault.
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anonymousB: It was Jake’s fault.
No question about it. I am absolutely sure of it. I saw Jake make the mistake..
anonymousB: It would’ve been Jake’s fault.
Given the circumstances and knowing Jake's character, we can conclude that Jake was the source of the problem.
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