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Thu Apr 12, 2007 18:28 pm How to speak 'I were beat by you, and you are the winner' in a correct way? |
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Hi,Alan, Mister Micawber, Yankee
Recently,my consultant and I were talking about one thing. Our opinions are different definitely. We have made an appointment and talked in the phone. Finally,he told me that 'he strongly strongly suggests me to follow his opinion'. Well,for me,both opinions are okay. So if I would like to say that well,I were beat by you,and you are the winner. That means I'll follow his opinion. I truly simply joked with him/her. In here,I simply want to make sure if any idioms or slang I can use. Thanks in advance.
By the way,please correct my mistakes if available.
Greeting!
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Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:59 am How to speak 'I were beat by you, and you are the winner' in a correct way? |
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. Just "OK, you win!" is fine and natural, if said with a smile.
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Hi Alan, Mister Micawber, and Yankee,
Recently,my consultant and I were talking about something. Our opinions were definitely different. We had made an appointment and were talking on the phone. Finally, he told me that he 'strongly, strongly' suggested that I follow his opinion. Well, for me, both opinions are okay. So I would like to say, 'well,I was beaten by you; you are the winner' -- meaning that I'll follow his opinion. Actually, I was simply joking with him. Here, I simply want to make sure of any idioms or slang I can use. Thanks in advance.
By the way, please correct my mistakes if possible.
Thank you!
Maggie Smile . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:24 am How to speak 'I were beat by you, and you are the winner' in a correct way? |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: | . Just "OK, you win!" is fine and natural, if said with a smile. |
May I suggest: ... is fine and natural, if said with a smile in your voice (in this particular case, as it is a phone conversation).  |
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Fri Apr 13, 2007 20:56 pm How to speak 'I were beat by you, and you are the winner' in a correct way? |
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If you really want to ham it up (make a joke) with the person, you can say something like the following:
"Whoa, dude, you really kicked my butt on that one -- you win!"
Conversely, if you want to be really serious about it, you can say something like that which follows:
"Having introspectively debated the merits of our respective stances, I concur with your analysis of the situation."
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:42 am How to speak 'I were beat by you, and you are the winner' in a correct way? |
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Hi,Mister Micawber
I still have one question about this post. I have seen some English books have been written the term' in here' and I have confirmed it with my English teacher who were born in Canada and has been lived there for several years. I get confused that could I add the preposition 'in' or not before here? Which one is better? Thanks in advance.
By the way,please correct my mistakes if possible.
Maggie
| Mister Micawber wrote: | . Just "OK, you win!" is fine and natural, if said with a smile.
Corrections:
Hi Alan, Mister Micawber, and Yankee,
Recently,my consultant and I were talking about something. Our opinions were definitely different. We had made an appointment and were talking on the phone. Finally, he told me that he 'strongly, strongly' suggested that I follow his opinion. Well, for me, both opinions are okay. So I would like to say, 'well,I was beaten by you; you are the winner' -- meaning that I'll follow his opinion. Actually, I was simply joking with him. Here, I simply want to make sure of any idioms or slang I can use. Thanks in advance.
By the way, please correct my mistakes if possible.
Thank you!
Maggie Smile . |
_________________ In my view,the more mistakes someone else corrects me,the more I could learn.
And welcome to my blog: http://0rz.tw/793HL |
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Maggie I'm here quite often ;-)

Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 227 Location: Taiwan
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:36 am How to speak 'I were beat by you, and you are the winner' in a correct way? |
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. 'In' is redundant, at the least. . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber |
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