I will/would interpret it as

[Kontol]

Which should I use "will" or "would" when I answer a question? Since the situation is real, I use "will" here.

A: Does "openings" here mean chance?
Chelsea still dominating the ball so far, but Norwich having a few more openings.
B: I will / would interpret it as "opportunities."

 

[Tarheel]

Yes, "openings" means "chances" or " opportunities".

Use "would" there.

Forget about using "questioner" in ordinary speech.

 

[Kontol]

Could you explain why "will" can't be used? That is a real question, it should be "I will interpret it as ..."

 

[Tarheel]

Tell me why you what to use "will." Are you making a prediction?

 

[Kontol]

Tell me why you what to use "will." Are you making a prediction?

I'm not making a predition. Because the question is present tense not past tense, so I say "I will interpret it as ..."

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't.

 

[Kontol]

Could you explain why "will" can't be used?

 

[Tarheel]

You said you're not making a prediction. Are you stating your intention to do something? Why do you want to use "will" there?

 

[Kontol]

You don't seem to understand what I mean. I don't use "would" because it's talking about the past here. That's why I choose using "will".

 

[emsr2d2]

You don't seem to understand what I mean. I don't use "would" because it's talking about the past here. That's why I choose using "will".

You seem to be overlooking the use of "would" to refer to the future. Do you know about hypotheticals?

 

[tedmc]

Besides being the past tense of "will", "would" also means "is likely/inclined to".
I think you can also use the present tense - I interpret it as "opportunities".

 

[Tarheel]

You don't seem to understand what I mean. I don't use "would" because it's talking about the past here. That's why I choose TO USE "will".

Rules are inflexible. I don't use rules to make my word choices. I use my intuition.

 

[Kontol]

Do you know about hypotheticals?

I don't know. But why do you think "will" is unnatural here? "I wout interpret it as ..." is the past of "will". So the version with "will" is my choice.

 

[Piscean]

But why do you think "will" is unnatural here? "I wout interpret it as ..." is the past of "will".

Would is the distanced form of will. The distancing may be in

time: John will often spend hours in his room drawing. As a child, John would often spend hours in his room drawing.
likelihood: If Fred comes, we'll go to the pub. If Fred came, we'd go the pub.
reality: Biden will win the bext election. Obama would win the next election if he were permitted to run.
directness: Will you drive me to the airport? Would you drive me to the airport?

 

[Kontol]

Would is the distanced form of will. The distancing may be in

time: John will often spend hours in his room drawing. As a child, John would often spend hours in his room drawing.
likelihood: If Fred comes, we'll go to the pub. If Fred came, we'd go the pub.
reality: Biden will win the bext election. Obama would win the next election if he were permitted to run.
directness: Will you drive me to the airport? Would you drive me to the airport?

After I see your explanation, I believe "I will interpret it as ..." is correct. (Reality). I'm talking about a real situation. But why do you choose "would"?

 

[Tarheel]

Which should I use "will" or "would" when I answer a question? Since the situation is real, I use "will" here.

A: Does "openings" here mean chance?
Chelsea still dominating the ball so far, but Norwich having a few more openings.
B: I will / would interpret it as "opportunities."

Two things. One, you edited your post after I posted mine. That makes part of my post look silly. 🫤 Two, I've been trying to tell you that "will" is the wrong choice there, but you need an explanation. Your post doesn't state that an explanation is needed. (I'm not getting paid enough for that.)

 

[emsr2d2]

We're clearly not explaining this in a way you understand. Nonetheless, no native speaker would say "I will interpret it as ..." there. We'd say either "I interpret it as ...", expressing that that is how we're interpreting it right now, or "I would interpret it as ...". It's closest to Piscean's "distance in reality" so you could think of it as "If you asked me to interpret it (as you just did), I would interpret it as ...". That's the best I can do. If that doesn't make sense to you, all I can say is remember what I said at the start of this post - no native speaker would say "I will interpret ..." there.

 

[Kontol]

We're clearly not explaining this in a way you understand. Nonetheless, no native speaker would say "I will interpret it as ..." there. We'd say either "I interpret it as ...", expressing that that is how we're interpreting it right now, or "I would interpret it as ...". It's closest to Piscean's "distance in reality" so you could think of it as "If you asked me to interpret it (as you just did), I would interpret it as ...". That's the best I can do. If that doesn't make sense to you, all I can say is remember what I said at the start of this post - no native speaker would say "I will interpret ..." there.

Well, "will" doesn't make sense here. When can we use "will" in such context? Could you give an example sentence or a dialogue with "will" so that I can see the difference?

 

[Tarheel]

@Kontol I don't understand. If you agree that it doesn't make sense there, why do you insist on using it?

I already gave you a couple of examples of when it might be used. You're not making a prediction or stating your intentions.

 

[Kontol]

I meant could you give an example sentence that makes sense by using "will" other than the example above?