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 #2 (permalink) Tue Dec 08, 2009 22:58 pm I need help to understand this particular context guys... thanks. |
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| Aikuzo wrote: |
Let's say a guy keeps flirting with a girl no matter how much she tries to resist him. :)
Guy: I think I want to call you. Tell me your number and I'll remember it.
Girl: Nooo. I told you last time I had a boyfriend! :)
Guy: Really? That's very interesting. You know I had two bottles of chapaigne at home. :)
Girl: Oh my. You never give up do you? xD
Guy: Of course [I do] not [give up]! [This flirting] wouldn't be the same [as it is now] if I [gave up making importunate passes], would it? (The boy wants to express: Yes, I know I am being pushy; but that is part of the game of flirting; and in a way you like this kind of flirtation, don't you?)
Girl: (laughing) No, I suppose [it would] not [be the same as it is now, if you stopped being so pushy]... (The girl coyly agrees with what the boy said; the word "suppose" makes it coy. Her laugh shows that she appreciates the humour in what he said. About the grammar: the girls negative statement "no" echoes the boy's negative statement "wouldn't", so that she agrees with him.)
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 Cerberus™
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:02 am I need help to understand this particular context guys... thanks. |
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HEYYYYY! Virtual hug Cerberus! I missed you man! :D So much stuff has happened to me but I think I'm back to bombared you guys questions again! XD
As usual, you can articulate your explanations in a thorough, yet easy to understand way. I woudn't have figured these out even if I've contemplated the entire day. :D
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