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Discover LudwigThe phrase "would perhaps have" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to express a hypothetical situation or possibility in the past.
Example: "If the weather had been better, we would perhaps have gone for a hike."
Alternatives: "might have" or "could possibly have"
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She would perhaps have approved of the entrepreneurial initiative.
But these examples are few and far between, and would perhaps have happened anyway.
In calmer days it would perhaps have cost him his job.
He would perhaps have tried to play a tighter game if he'd had Bowyer and Jenas.
Ukip would perhaps have more than 100 MPs in the House of Commons.
If he had embraced the new Church, he would perhaps have been a far different jurist.
Oxytocin, if it underlies these behaviors too, would perhaps have helped ancient populations set norms of behavior.
It's always possible to bring in relevant information that would perhaps have influenced someone's decision in another direction.
The whole thing isn't as funny as it could have been, and would perhaps have worked better played comparatively straight.
It is a sentiment that would perhaps have sounded familiar in the 13 colonies of the 1760s.
It was a bold idea, championed by Oppenheimer, and would perhaps have wrought a very different future.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com