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Vts nair Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Why would you think that?

i don't understand the meaning of above question. Can any one help me to make it clear?

thanks in advance
  

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". Either way, the "would" question sounds as if the speaker is astonished that the other person could come up with such a (presumably) weird idea/conclusion.

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  • Either way, the "would" question sounds as if the speaker is astonished that the other person could come up with such a (presumably) weird idea/conclusion.
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Without further context, I'll just say that it's a more emphatic version of "Why do you think that?" or "Why did you think that?". Either way, the "would" question sounds as if the speaker is astonished that the other person could come up with such a (presumably) weird idea/conclusion.
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