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'No idea' = '[I have] no idea' = I do not know at all.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Jul 26, 2010 20:46 pm No idea? |
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Why is it wrong "not idea"? Is it "no idea" an idiomatic expression?
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Jul 26, 2010 20:52 pm What does the expression 'no idea' mean? |
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Yes, it is idiomatic.
Just as Mister Micawber explained in the post above yours.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu May 12, 2011 9:26 am So what do you think is the answer / the answer is? |
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Hi Alan! I really like your tests. They are becoming more and more difficult and challenging.
I've read in Response 4 (Lesson 26) a question that puzzled me. Here it is:
Mike: 'So what do you think is the answer?'
Jane: 'No idea.'
I thought that the correct form to ask this would be "So what do you think the answer is?". Actually, your sentence sounds better... Anyway, I recall a grammar rule about the position of verbs in questions, but I must have got it wrong!
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| #6 (permalink) Thu May 12, 2011 10:55 am What does the expression 'no idea' mean? |
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Hi,
Glad you like the tests. Usually the word order is as you have described it. You have to remember that this is a conversation exercise and in conversation speakers change the order sometimes. By putting 'is' in that position, the speaker is putting extra emphasis on the word as you can hear: What do you think is the answer?
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| #7 (permalink) Sat May 14, 2011 13:46 pm What does the expression 'no idea' mean? |
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| Thanks a lot for your explanation and clearing my doubts! |
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