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You're right or right? #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 30, 2009 0:56 am   You're right or right?
 

I work for Thailand embassy. Someone call and ask me, Is there Thailand embassy?

I answer :

1. Yes, you’re right
2. Right

What’s the best answer?
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You're right or right #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:14 am   You're right or right
 

I guess both versions are not right:):) If someone calls over the phone and asks if it is The Embassy Of Thailand, then the answer is "Yes, it is."

Like this:
-Hello. Is it The Embassy of Thailand?
-Yes, it is.

"Right, or you are right "are usually used when you approve of something or simply agree. In English the answer depends on the question asked.
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You're right or right #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:48 am   You're right or right
 

Hello Natasha,

Thanks a lot.
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You're right or right #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:52 am   You're right or right
 

You are welcome.
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You're right or right #5 (permalink) Thu Jul 02, 2009 19:01 pm   You're right or right
 

Natasha, Yes, you are absolutely right.
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You're right or right #6 (permalink) Thu Jul 02, 2009 19:28 pm   You're right or right
 

Rejidaniel03 wrote:
Natasha, Yes, you are absolutely right.


Hello,

I have read your answer and you write "Yes" with capital. Is it a mistake or the word yes is like the first letter of sentence always in capital?

Thank for your reply, have a nice day. :)
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You're right or right #7 (permalink) Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:43 am   You're right or right
 

Hi French,

Of course, it is the first letter of that sentence. But I should have started it on the next line.
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You're right or right #8 (permalink) Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:54 am   You're right or right
 

Hi, it's The French,

I understand, ok.

Thank for your reply.

Have a great day. :D
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You're right or right #9 (permalink) Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:11 pm   You're right or right
 

Ok, next time I will salute you correctly means exactly 'The French'.
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You're right or right #10 (permalink) Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:26 pm   You're right or right
 

Rejidaniel03 wrote:
Ok, next time I will salute you correctly means exactly 'The French'.


Hello, I am a little particular, because, I'm learning alone English, and I try to avoid the mistakes.

I need to be sure before to record it in my brain.

Thank for your patience.

Have a nice day. :)
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You're right or right #11 (permalink) Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:19 am   You're right or right
 

In the introductory post of this thread the author proffered the caller's question thusly:

- Is there Thailand embassy?

If that question were directed toward me, and I felt like being a smartass, I would reply, "Why yes, there certainly is a Thai embassy."

:)

The question might better be posed like this:

Is this the Thai embassy?

or

Is this the embassy of Thailand?
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You're right or right #12 (permalink) Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:11 am   You're right or right
 

Hi all,

Thanks for all post here, I've learned more from you all.

Regards
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You're right or right #13 (permalink) Tue Jul 07, 2009 14:57 pm   You're right or right
 

I feel too, you are a smartass!
Dialling from somewhere far away, how can I say 'Is this Thai Embassy?'.
Of cousrse, you say it as a Nashville slang!
Different places, different tongues!
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