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CalifJimanonymousSo here, ‘You would think he would know the history of his own employer.’ means that doesn’t know in reality, correct?It means we expect him to know, but we aren't sure if he really does know. We are tending toward thinking he doesn't know, but we aren't 100% sure.
anonymouscan I just assume that if ‘would’ is used after ‘you would think’, it means the opposite of reality and if other simple tenses are used after ‘you would think’, it doesn’t say anything like you explainedI don't think it's that simple. It depends on the specific verb and the context.
CJ
Just to confirm, Sir.
From the way he looks, you would think he was telling the truth.
In this sentence we are not leaning toward thinking that he wasn’t telling the truth right?
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anonymous Just to confirm, Sir. In this sentence we are not leaning toward thinking that he wasn’t telling the truth right? Right.
- anonymous Just to confirm, Sir.
- In this sentence we are not leaning toward thinking that he wasn’t telling the truth right?
- Right.
- The sentence about the boots occurs in isolation, so we have no context by which to judge whether the speaker is hinting that he wasn't telling the truth.
- CJ
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anonymousJust to confirm, Sir. From the way he looks, you would think he was telling the truth.In this sentence we are not leaning toward thinking that he wasn’t telling the truth right?
Right. The sentence about the boots occurs in isolation, so we have no context by which to judge whether the speaker is hinting that he wasn't telling the truth.
CJ
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