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“You got it” vs. “I got it”
When I watch TV drams or movies, I sometimes come across the expressions “I got it” and “You got it” meaning “I will do as you ask”. I am wondering if there is any semantic or pragmatic differences ...
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What is the relationship between two factual phrases connected by “and”? [closed]
What is the relationship between two factual phrases connected by and? For example,
I own many books and I love to read.
Can the second phrase support or explain the first phrase? It is the ...
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Are you being served/helped?
Being an L2 English speaker, quite often I get into funny - and sometimes embarrassing - situations. It usually happens when I say something pragmatically inappropriate for a situation. For example, ...
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Conversational Postulate
In two fields that I've worked I've heard the term "Conversational Postulate" used to refer to a yes/no question that is expected to elicit some behaviour in the listener.
Questions such as "Can you ...
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“No need to hurry yet…”
This question is from a diagnostic test of one ESL school in Bangkok.
Ann wonders how much time she has to work on her assigned project. Her teacher says, “No need to hurry yet ________”
a) ...
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Does apologizing entail recognizing being at fault?
Consider this example:
I'm sorry if you got the impression that I meant to insult you. That was not my intention.
Would it be correct to say that the above person apologized?
All the ...
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How do you decide which phrase to use when asking people to repeat what they said?
There are many different ways to ask people to repeat what they have just said. For example:
Huh?
What?
Sorry?
Pardon?
What's that?
Say that again, please
I beg your pardon?
I've ordered them ...
