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Can I use “would” to show less certainty in a sentence? Like here is an example conversation.
Dan: Jennifer gets very irritated when I ask her about her boyfriend Rick. Rick responses the same way whenever I him about Jennifer.
Alex: It would mean that they are separated and probably not together.
Dan: Yea. I think the same.
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anonymous Can I use “would” to show less certainty in a sentence? Sometimes, but be careful not to apply this principle indiscriminately to every sentence you write, of course. anonymous It would mean that they are separated and probably not together.
- anonymous Can I use “would” to show less certainty in a sentence?
- Sometimes, but be careful not to apply this principle indiscriminately to every sentence you write, of course.
- anonymous It would mean that they are separated and probably not together.
- I would not use 'would' there, but 'could' works.
- 'could' is similar to 'would'.
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anonymousCan I use “would” to show less certainty in a sentence?
Sometimes, but be careful not to apply this principle indiscriminately to every sentence you write, of course.
anonymousIt would mean that they are separated and probably not together.
I would not use 'would' there, but 'could' works.
'could' is
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