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nawee

Joined: 29 Apr 2006
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:00 am Post subject: Didn't mean to do it.

Hello, Does the following dialogue sound natural to you? Is it something a native speaker would say? A: Excuse me, you stepped on my foot. B: Sorry. I didn't mean to do it. Thank you, Nawee

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Anuradha Chepur

Joined: 20 May 2006
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:18 am Post subject:

Sense of touch (probably accompanied by a scream/sigh of pain) would take care of the communicating A's part. B must apologise on his part.

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