this must be you as a child vs this was probably you

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'This must be you as a child' implies a strong belief or certainty that the person in question is the one being referred to as a child. On the other hand, 'This was probably you' suggests a likelihood or high possibility that the person was the one being referred to as a child.

Last updated: March 15, 2024

this must be you as a child

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a strong belief or certainty.

This phrase is used when you are quite sure that the person being referred to is the one depicted as a child.

Alternatives:

I'm certain this is you as a child.
This has to be you as a child.

this was probably you

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a likelihood or high possibility.

This phrase is used when you believe that the person being referred to is likely the one depicted as a child.

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Someone signed in to your Microsoft account with the correct password. (This was probably you!) Security challenge. We detected an unusual sign-in attempt ...
Dec 10, 2013 ... (This was probably you!) Security challenge, Microsoft detected an unusual sign- in attempt with the correct password. (This might have been ...
Apr 24, 2014 ... (This was probably you!) Security challenge, We detected an unusual sign-in attempt with the correct password. (This might have been you, but ...
Jan 20, 2015 ... “@BlackPplVines: My future son http://vine.co/v/OjgJpiMebbH ” @jjgaines94 this was probably you back in the day. View media Hide media 0 ...

Alternatives:

This might have been you.
It's likely this was you.

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this must be you as a child vs this was probably you