The Macedonian from Canada is onto something there. A French King I forget which, said a long time ago. "If you cannot dissimulate you cannot rule." Perhaps feigning by using "I would" gives one an out by being appearing polite. Less straight forward.
My gut hunch is that such filler words as “would”, “very”, and “hasten to think”, etc, are part of the likely Victorian art of dissembling during prosaic conversation ….
The Macedonian from Canada is onto something there. A French King I forget which, said a long time ago. "If you cannot dissimulate you cannot rule." Perhaps feigning by using "I would" gives one an out by being appearing polite. Less straight forward.
My gut hunch is that such filler words as “would”, “very”, and “hasten to think”, etc, are part of the likely Victorian art of dissembling during prosaic conversation ….