Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g9C3XhX23510; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 23:33:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 23:33:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <E180CwS-0000T2-00@avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Joe Little <fyi@americanliteracy.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8202] re: guess vs. suppose X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: GoldMine [5.00.402] Status: O Content-Length: 384 Lines: 8 > How do I explain the difference between the phrases "I guess so" and "I suppose > so"? Is anyone aware of any limiting grammatical or meta-communicative rules > that suggest or preclude either response? > I guess/suppose I'm baffled..... Robert & all, Add one more to your mix (tho it's not usually spoken with a straight face or tongue outside of cheek): I reckon so. Joe
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