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Why does Uncle Jack use "would have" in this post? As we can see, the question is in the present, but the answer is made in the past. I would have said "I would say" there.
https://forum.wordreference.com/thr...from-diverse-buildings.3637432/#post-18537712
https://forum.wordreference.com/thr...from-diverse-buildings.3637432/#post-18537712
kansi said:What does materiality mean in this passage about architecture?
Jason Statham’s Malibu Beach House Embodies His Connection to Nature
In Statham’s iteration, the surf shack became cozy, chic, and serene. An exterior of black cedar shingles with copper gutters gone green from the salt gives it a certain sleekness. As someone who notices details in his surroundings, Statham took cues on materiality from diverse buildings and homes, namely those of Richard Neutra. “I wanted to retain what was there before but make it look more robust,” says the actor, who opened the almost 4,000-square-foot layout so “at all times you’re connected with the sea.”
Uncle Jack said:I would have said that this use of "materiality" is wrong, and I cannot see why the writer could not just have written "materials"