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#2 (permalink) Mon Jun 19, 2006 14:03 pm The usage: "I don't mind" |
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. If you have mentioned the object in the conversation, then you do not have to repeat it. I don't mind is sufficient. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Mon Jun 19, 2006 15:32 pm The usage: "I don't mind" |
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Hi, how are you? Thanks a lot for your reply!
But I still have another question about the usage of the verb mind.
I?ve always heard this verb used with the first person of singular and plural but, for instance, what about the second person of singular (You) , and what about the rest (He, You-plural, They?
The sentence I wrote yesterday was:
YOU don?t mind me throwing my clothes on the floor.
I think it?s grammaticaly correct but I haven?t heard that the verb mind goes with other personal pronouns except with 'I' and 'we'. Is the sentence correct then?
Thanks a million!
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Jesus1 I'm here quite often ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:13 am The usage: "I don't mind" |
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. We don't often know another person's likes and dislikes, but in the appropriate context, mind(v) can be used with any person and number (keep in mind, however, that it rarely appears in affirmative statements):
Do you mind if I smoke? My girlfriend doesn't mind if I smoke. I don't mind if she smokes, either. My girlfriend and I don't mind if you smoke. The Yankees don't mind if the Red Sox lose. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#5 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:34 am The usage: "I don't mind" |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
| The Yankees don't mind if the Red Sox lose. |
How right you are, Mr. Mic ! :lol:
Yank _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#6 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 15:43 pm The usage: "I don't mind" |
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Hello! How are you? Thanks a million!
I still have another question to ask:
Can I say 'Do you mind me smoking?' instead of 'Do you mind if I smoke?'. Has it got the same meaning?
An answer to this question could be:
I don?t mind ?cause I love smoking.
Is that right?
Thanks again!
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Jesus1 I'm here quite often ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 15:49 pm The usage: "I don't mind" |
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YOU don?t mind me throwing my clothes on the floor. This sentence I would change to You don't mind my throwing the clothes on the floor |
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Pamela I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#8 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 15:52 pm The usage: "I don't mind" |
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Can I say 'Do you mind me smoking?' instead of 'Do you mind if I smoke?'. Has it got the same meaning? |
They have the same meaning But for me it's better to say Do you mind my smoking? |
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