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

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. There, both the …

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? …unless the …

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 cases, is …

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 one. …

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 up the following …

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-held expectation, …

Jun 28, 2020 · What's the difference between "take a guess" and "make a guess"? Seems like they're both grammatically correct. For example: I don't know how old she is, I can only make/take a guess.

One second guesses because there already existed a prior guess. Often it's someone else's guess, and second-guessing takes on tones of "backseat driving", but it's both possible and common to second …

In my experience, North American usage is closer how you describe South Asian usage. I think is much more affirmative than I guess. More than the difference in affirmativeness, though, is the intent. I …