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luckyall
2020年8月6日

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looking back
now that I think
in hindsight
in retrospect

could you rank them in the order from the most formal to the least?

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literally8492
2020年8月6日

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They all sound the same, but "Now that I think" sounds less formal.

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luckyall
2020年8月6日

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@literally8492 oh well, do you take all the others as totally equal in formality?

I figured #4 would be the most formal(more formal than #3)

like I think i would use any of them if i were to be on a news interview, but if the interview is of a very serious matter then I would use "in retrospect" to show that I'm serious and respectful.

could you please correct me if that is off?
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literally8492
2020年8月6日

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@luckyall Yes, they all sound exactly equal to me, except for "Now that I think." The President could say:
"Looking back, we know that we've made bad decisions."
"In hindsight, we've made bad decisions."
"In retrospect, we probably shouldn't have done that."

But
"Now that I think" sounds like you just realized something.
"Oh! Now that I think about it, he was at the party, too!"

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luckyall
2020年8月6日

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@literally8492 i appreciate it!

can you imagine yourself saying "in retrospect/hindsight" when you are casually talking with friends?
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literally8492
2020年8月6日

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@luckyall Yes! Actually, someone said it to me a few days ago at work. "Okay, well, in hindsight, I probably shouldn't have said that."

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