Timeline for Meaning of "That's Easy for You to Say" in a Specific Context
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| Dec 1, 2020 at 17:13 | comment | added | chasly - supports Monica | @Edwin Ashworth - I've traced it back to British comedians Morecombe and Wise. Out of interest I might try to find an episode where Eric says it to Ernie. Meanwhile, I found this pinterest.co.uk/pin/319192692316029728 | |
| Dec 1, 2020 at 15:02 | comment | added | Yosef Baskin | Try the reverse. When you're on the phone and can't speak freely because people may overhear you, say "It's hard to say" to mean I can't say it right now. | |
| Dec 1, 2020 at 14:59 | comment | added | Yosef Baskin | Girl may also be hinting that Guy is asking her for a date without actually asking: It's easy to say we should have a date, but did he just ask her out? To appreciate humor, you have to be a little less literal. For example, "Dinner is the name of the diner he just mentioned" is a surprise, but clear enough to most readers without further explanation. | |
| Dec 1, 2020 at 14:50 | vote | accept | Bambara | ||
| Dec 1, 2020 at 14:43 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | It's a punning congratulatory comment on someone negotiating a non-contrived tongue-twister with aplomb. On Red Dwarf, Rimmer commented (and this was probably unscripted) "I never expected to hear you say that" when Cat at long last managed a fiendishly difficult tongue-twister. | |
| Dec 1, 2020 at 14:41 | answer | added | chasly - supports Monica | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 1, 2020 at 14:40 | history | edited | Edwin Ashworth | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 1, 2020 at 14:32 | history | asked | Bambara | CC BY-SA 4.0 |