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  1. Is there a difference between "I guess" and "I'm guessing"?

    Sep 16, 2017 · A: I guess it would make the airplane hard to control. Q: Why shouldn't you press this button during flight? A: I'm guessing it would make the airplane hard to control. In these …

  2. phrase usage - "Guess what" and "You know what" - English …

    Sep 9, 2014 · And guess what/you know what, Ricky won the match. This means to the speaker and the listener, winning of Ricky is a bit surprising. Mike was expected to win the match. …

  3. Which is correct? - "Guess, what it is?" or "Guess, what is it?"

    Jan 16, 2015 · Guess, (or you can just put a dot or a colon) what is it? As the title of the possibility describes, guess can act as another imperative sentence that has no relation to the following …

  4. word usage - "I guess (so).", "I guess (that) ..." and "... , I guess ...

    By using "I guess", John is acknowledging a change in his perspective. A similar usage is discussed in this question, in which "I guess" is used to indicate a conflict between a currently …

  5. punctuation - Should "guess what" be a question or command?

    Mar 3, 2011 · If "Guess what" is to be a complete sentence, it's unequivocally an imperative one. Logically, if not linguistically, the reply has to be a question itself… Guess what. What? …

  6. Take a guess or make a guess - English Language Learners Stack …

    Jun 28, 2020 · I mostly hear "take a guess" being used imperatively, while I would say "make a guess" if I'm the one doing it. (But corpus results suggest that both are used interchangeably.)

  7. "guess on" vs. "guess about" - English Language Learners Stack …

    Jun 9, 2020 · I'm trying to figure out when should I use "guess on" and "guess about". I've gone through Cambridge Dictionary but got nothing about that. Inspired by Ngram Viewer, I make …

  8. Do I need to use "guess" or "try to guess" when I want someone …

    Oct 11, 2019 · Does the following sentences mean the same? If you don't know the answer, guess it. If you don't know the answer, try to guess it. By the way, do I have to inclide it after …

  9. meaning - "Guess something" or "guess at something" - English …

    In most cases "guess" and "guess at" are interchangeable. "Guess" sometimes implies accuracy, while "guess at" very clearly indicates an attempt regardless of accuracy.

  10. Why do sentences that start with "guess" end with a question mark?

    Sep 9, 2014 · Guess what? Guess who came? If you can construct a sentence that starts with "guess" but is not followed by an interrogative adverb, chances are you don't need to end with …