Are they the same?

whitemoon · #1 (**permalink**) 23-Aug-2006, 10:15

I have two kinds of sentences. They are "fragment sentence" and "elliptical sentence". Are they the same?

Mister Micawber · #2 (**permalink**) 23-Aug-2006, 11:15

I would say not. A fragment is bad; an ellipsis is good (generally speaking, of course).

dihen · #3 (**permalink**) 23-Aug-2006, 12:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Micawber

I would say not.

Why "I would say not."? Why not "I would say no."?

Mister Micawber · #4 (**permalink**) 23-Aug-2006, 13:49

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I would say [that they are] not [the same].
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whitemoon · #5 (**permalink**) 24-Aug-2006, 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Micawber

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I would say [that they are] not [the same].
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Thank you,Mister Micawber.
I'd like to ask you. What is the difference between "I say." and "I would say."? Why didn't you use "I say not."?

Mister Micawber · #6 (**permalink**) 25-Aug-2006, 04:19

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The conditional is more polite. I would say not [if I were asked].
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