Omo  +  454870 Wed, 19 Dec 07 09:38 AM "I think", "I guess" and "I reckon"(not the meaning of to calculate) share the almost same meaning, I think. If so, what kind of nuance do they have? Omo Joined on Wed, Dec 12 2007 New Member 08 Difference Between

	Mister Micawber  +  454927 Wed, 19 Dec 07 01:24 PM I think is the most formal and I reckon is the least. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,803 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Omo  +  454942 Wed, 19 Dec 07 01:43 PM  Mister Micawber wrote: I think is the most formal and I reckon is the least. Thanks for clearing it up, Mr. Micawber. And what a coincidence! My hometown is Yokohama and I still live here. Omo Difference Between

	CalifJim  +  455007 Wed, 19 Dec 07 05:21 PM I reckon is hardly used at all where I live.  I associate it with the southern U.S.  It's more similar to I guess than to I think. The usage of I think and I guess can be quite different.  You use I think to express an opinion.  It may have a forward-looking, positive feel. I think high fructose corn syrup is responsible for obesity in children. I think we should collect signatures so we can get this law repealed. I think you'll do very well on your exam. (I would not use I guess (I reckon) in any of the statements above.) ____________ You use I guess to give your estimate of a situation.  It can express powerlessness to do anything about the situation as well -- or at least the idea of resignation to the situation.  It's somewhat more backward-looking. I guess I've lost the lottery again. I don't have any of those numbers.  (sigh) I guess you'll have to start over, now that you've ruined that batch. I guess I must have got the wrong number because the call's not going through. (I would not very likely use I think in any of the statements above -- certainly not with the first of the three, although possibly for the third.) ____________ There is some overlap, however. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,415 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Difference Between

	Mister Micawber  +  455080 Wed, 19 Dec 07 10:09 PM My hometown is Yokohama and I still live here. Come by and see me in Uchikoshi sometime. Mister Micawber

	Sarangadhar  +  455085 Wed, 19 Dec 07 10:41 PM  Omo wrote: "I think", "I guess" and "I reckon"(not the meaning of to calculate) share the almost same meaning, I think. If so, what kind of nuance do they have? Somewhere I read the difference between I think and I believe: I think - you know the reason and based on some thesis you are expressing your idea. I guess - you may not reason it carefully, but you are guessing on the spot with a positive opinion. Here you may not have done any research before you express your idea. Sarangadhar Joined on Wed, Nov 7 2007 New Member 48 Difference Between

	Avangi  +  455092 Wed, 19 Dec 07 11:14 PM  Omo wrote: "I think", "I guess" and "I reckon"(not the meaning of to calculate) share the almost same meaning, I think. If so, what kind of nuance do they have? Showing my age, I associate "reckon" with cowboy movies of the 1940's and country&western music: "How it beckons, and I reckon/ I would work for any wage/To be free again, just to be again/ Where the bloom is on the sage." (Gene Autry) Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,182 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Difference Between

	khoff  +  455116 Thu, 20 Dec 07 12:16 AM I also associate "I reckon" with either cowboys or hillbillies.  It always surprises me to come across it in the Harry Potter books -- I think it must have a higher social standing in the U.K. than in the U.S.  khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,272 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert) Difference Between