Which conversation is correct?
Allen: What kind of person is Jimmy?
Me: I would say he is a nice person.
Allen: What kind of person is Jimmy?
Me: He is a nice person.
Which conversation is correct? Or both are correct?
Top answer
Both are correct, but the tone is slightly different in each. In the first example, use of the modal "would" adds an element of tentativeness. You are maybe a little hesitant about calling Jimmy a nice person.
- Both are correct, but the tone is slightly different in each.
- In the first example, use of the modal "would" adds an element of tentativeness.
- You are maybe a little hesitant about calling Jimmy a nice person.
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Both are correct, but the tone is slightly different in each. In the first example, use of the modal "would" adds an element of tentativeness. You are maybe a little hesitant about calling Jimmy a nice person.
0Both are correct, but the first one sounds more like you don't know enough about Jimmy to make a definitive statement about him while the second one sounds like you know Jimmy pretty well and can say something about him that you truly believe.
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