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Your guess is as good as mine #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 27, 2005 16:37 pm   Your guess is as good as mine
 

Test No. incompl/elem-29 "Responses (2)", question 7

Mike: 'Do you think he'll be the next President?'
Jane: '.........'

(a) Your guess is as good as mine.
(b) Your guess is better.
(c) My guess is worse.
(d) We must guess harder.

Test No. incompl/elem-29 "Responses (2)", answer 7

Mike: 'Do you think he'll be the next President?'
Jane: 'Your guess is as good as mine.'

Correct answer: (a) Your guess is as good as mine.

Your answer was: incorrect
Mike: 'Do you think he'll be the next President?'
Jane: 'We must guess harder.'
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Your guess #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 27, 2005 20:40 pm   Your guess
 

This expression means I don't know and what you suggest is just the same as I would suggest.
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Your guess is as good as mine #3 (permalink) Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:32 am   Your guess is as good as mine
 

Alan, kindly explain why "my guess is worse" isnt correct in this case? thanks
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Your guess is as good as mine #4 (permalink) Mon Jun 22, 2009 17:49 pm   Your guess is as good as mine
 

Good evening Rolana, "my guess is worse"makes no sense whatsoever.
It is grammatically nonsensical.

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Your guess is as good as mine #5 (permalink) Mon Aug 03, 2009 18:57 pm   Your guess is as good as mine
 

is there a diplomatic ans in saying "your guess is as good as mine" ??...plzzz explain..
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Your guess is as good as mine #6 (permalink) Mon Nov 07, 2011 13:33 pm   Your guess is as good as mine
 

Hi all,
I still don't understand it. will you explain it more to me?
And what if his guess is wrong and my guess is wrong as well, How could we say ?" your guess is as good as mine."
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Your guess is as good as mine #7 (permalink) Mon Nov 07, 2011 20:47 pm   Your guess is as good as mine
 

Your guess is as good as mine
can be taken to mean 'I don't know either'!

You are both guessing, rather than answering from facts so the chances of you being right or wrong are even.
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