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jasonlulu_2000
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 Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:49 am Post subject: a strange choice |
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Sir,
i have a question for you as follows.
---God! The vase is broken. Who did it?
---________.
A. Who are you asking?
B. It's clear.
C. Never mind.
D. Don't look at me.
I think none of them is proper answer. Am I right. From the point of a native's view, which one is acceptable?
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:09 am Post subject: Re: a strange choice |
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D, "Don't look at me." sounds the best. It means, "Don't look at me because I am not the one who broke it."
I think A, "Who are you asking?" could also be possible, if there are several people around and the person seems to be directing the original question at a single person. It is not as good as D, however, which is probably the correct answer. |
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jasonlulu_2000
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: thanksbut |
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| thanks for your answer. But don't you think D is a bit rude? |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:31 am Post subject: Re: thanksbut |
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| jasonlulu_2000 wrote: |
| thanks for your answer. But don't you think D is a bit rude? |
It's a regular informal speech pattern. It follows what the first speaker said. If it was a more formal occasion, the first speaker wouldn't have said, "God! The vase is broken. Who did it?" Would you prefer:
"Oh dear, the vase is broken. How could that have happened?"
"Someone must have knocked it over."
"I wonder who could have done it."
"I'm sorry I don't know. I wasn't here at the time."
The first conversation sounds much more natural to me  |
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