Me: Where do you think Ram lives these days?
Shyam: He would probably live in Jakarta.
Is the use of would incorrect or unnatural in the conversation?
anonymous Me: Where do you think Ram lives these days? Shyam: He would probably live in Jakarta. Is the use of would incorrect or unnatural in the conversation?
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anonymousMe: Where do you think Ram lives these days?
Shyam: He would probably live in Jakarta.
Is the use of would incorrect or unnatural in the conversation?
It is unnatural.
You have posted quite a lot of little dialogs with the exact same pattern, and they are all unnatural because the pattern itself is unnatural.
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Here are some expressions with 'I would be' that you can learn. I'm not sure, but I think these are the kinds of expressions you may be looking for.
I would be happy to ...
I would be glad to ...
I would be honored to ...
I would be afraid to ...
I would be grateful if you ...
I would be thankful if you ...
I would be sad to hear that ...
I would be surprised