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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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" B: What do you mean by not sure how you'll get there?"
A: Is at school right? I am not sure how I will get there.
B: What do you mean by not sure how you'll get there?
Does this dialogue sound natural? Especially the part in bold.
Thank you
PBF
B: What do you mean by not sure how you'll get there?
Does this dialogue sound natural? Especially the part in bold.
Thank you
PBF
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B: sounds like a natural answer to A:, but I'm not sure what A: is trying to say or ask. " - A.
- B: sounds like a natural answer to A:, but I'm not sure what A: is trying to say or ask.
- " - A.
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B: sounds like a natural answer to A:, but I'm not sure what A: is trying to say or ask.
If he doesn't know the correct route, he would say, "I'm not sure how to get there."
"I'm not sure how I will get there" usually means "I don't know if I'm gonna fly or take a plane," or "At this point in time, I have no idea how I'm going to get there." (That is, I have no transportation
If he doesn't know the correct route, he would say, "I'm not sure how to get there."
"I'm not sure how I will get there" usually means "I don't know if I'm gonna fly or take a plane," or "At this point in time, I have no idea how I'm going to get there." (That is, I have no transportation
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Without some additional context it's not possible to be certain what is being said here; however, here is my guess based on what is provided.
A: Is it on aat school right? I am not sure how I will get there. Possibly "Is it a school night"? Context!
B: What do you mean
A: Is it on a
B: What do you mean
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PeaceblinkfriendIs at school right?This is problematic. Was it supposed to be "It's at school, right?"
The rest sounds fine to my ear, although I'd probably have used quotation marks to clarify, thus:
What do you mean by "not sure ..."?
CJ
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