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stevenukd
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 Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: THAT SHOULD BE IT! |
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Dear Teachers,
1.� Is there anything else I can get for you, Sir?
- No. That should be it. Thanks.
- �That should be it� here means �that�s enough�, right?
2. Jane! Do you want to come to the mall with me?
- I think �go� is better than �come� here, right?
3. You really scared the heck out of me.
- What does this mean?
Thanks a million to Teachers,
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LucentShade
Joined: 30 Dec 2003
Posts: 542
Location: Nebraska, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:42 am Post subject: Re: THAT SHOULD BE IT! |
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| stevenukd wrote: |
1.� Is there anything else I can get for you, Sir?
- No. That should be it. Thanks.
- �That should be it� here means �that�s enough�, right?
2. Jane! Do you want to come to the mall with me?
- I think �go� is better than �come� here, right?
3. You really scared the heck out of me.
- What does this mean?
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1) It can mean "that's enough," or "I don't need anything else." In general, in expressions like "That's it," "it" has a meaning of all, everything, finality.
2) Unfortunately for people trying to learn the usage of English "go" and "come," either word is acceptable in this sentence. "Go" might be better, but either go or come in this sentence would be natural. For some reason, English doesn't use go/come as strictly as other languages do -- I know others define them as movement away from / toward the speaker.
3) =You scared me a lot.
"the heck" or "the h3ll" are informal intensifier phrases:
"I don't know what's happening."
"I don't know what the heck is happening." (more emphasis)
Also, other words can be substituted in place of "heck" in the expression "You really scared the heck out of me," such as h3ll, living daylights, bejeezus, cr@p ... |
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