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What does "Are we ever!" mean?



 
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What does "Are we ever!" mean? #1 (permalink) Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:04 am   What does "Are we ever!" mean?		  
"You guys must be tired." "Are we ever! We've been driving all day."
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What does "Are we ever!" mean?
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Are we ever! #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:41 am   Are we ever!		  
I understand "Are we ever!", as being a query to someone in what is the matter to be non alterable in any time, place or personality.

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Are we ever! #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:42 am   Are we ever!		  
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"You guys must be tired." "Are we ever! We've been driving all day."

Hi Sitifan

In American English, that is an emphatic way to say "Yes, we are". In other words, it means "Yes, we are extremely tired!"

See definition 3 here.

For more information on this usage, take a look at this thread:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic22607.html
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