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Your girlfriend asked you to join her and her colleagues for a drink but because you had some urgent task to do, you had to work late and rejected her. She didn't seem bothered and that somehow made you a bit uneasy. An hour later, you were done with the work, much faster than you'd thought it would take you. Decided to give her a suprise, you drove straight to the bar. As you walked into the bar, you saw her at the table in the corner chatting away with her male colleagues excitedly. She didn't realize you were there. At one point, she had her hand on his lap and it looked like she was leaning on his chest, seducing him. When you got to the table, it looked like she awkwardly leaned back and removed her hand. How would you react? Would you confront her?

Are there any mistakes?

Thanks.

Philip · Accepted Answer

The only mistake I see is that he went to the bar after all.<img src="http://www.EnglishForward.com/emoticons/emotion-5.gif"/>

BarbaraPA · Answer

Your girlfriend asked you to join her and her colleagues for a drink but because you had some urgent task to do, you had to work late and rejected her.You don't "reject her" but you can deline the invitation. She didn't seem bothered by this and that somehow made you a bit uneasy. An hour later, you were done with the work, much faster than you'd thought it would take you. Not really - not "faster than you thought it would take you." You completed faster than you though, it took less time to complete it than you though. Deciding to surprise ~~give~~ her ~~a suprise,~~ you drove straight to the bar. As you walked into the bar, you saw her at the table in the corner chatting away with her male colleagues excitedly. She didn't realize you were there. At one point, she had her hand on his lap -- do you realize what you're saying if she had her hand in his lap? Not on his thigh, but "in his lap"? You have colleagues, but later you have only one person. and it looked like she was leaning on his chest -- it looked like? she was or she was not leaning on him. , seducing him. When you got to the table, it looked like again, it looked like? she either did or didn't. she ~~awkwardly~~ leaned back awkwardly and removed her hand. How would you react? Would you confront her?

I saw a few more things than Philip. Sorry.

New2grammar · Answer

Thanks GG, but I have several questions.

Grammar Geekdo you realize what you're saying if she had her hand in his lap? Not on his thigh, but "in his lap"?

What's the difference? I don't see much different

. I thought it was another way of saying the same thing.

Grammar GeekYou have colleagues, but later you have only one person.

Sorry, I was thinking of one of her male colleagues and naturallly typed he.

Grammar Geek it looked like? she was or she was not leaning on him. ,

I don't want it to be certain. I wanted to say somewhat leaning and make the reader feel he could have interpreted the situation wrongly.

Grammar Geekagain, it looked like? she either did or didn't.

It seems like there's a better way todescribe uncertainty than the phrase looked like.

Also, what is wrong with "decided to give her a surprise"?

BarbaraPA · Answer

N2G, I'll try not to be too explicity here, but if a woman's hand is in a man's lap, she is going to have his FULL attention, if you consider what's found there. There's no way that it's innocent. The "thigh"starts a bit lower than the the "lap," in this type of context.

She was touching his chest with her other hand it sure seemed like there were sexual vibes between the two of of them. (If you say it looked like her hand was on his chest, it sounds like the person describing it needs glasses. The hand was there, or it was not there -- the "seeming" part is the intention, not the physical description.)

Grammatically, there's nothing wrong with "give her a surprise" but "surprise her" is far more natural, at least in American English.

New2grammar · Answer

Thanks, GG. I got what you mean except for the intention point. What would yousay to imply that it's uncertain whether the girl was seducing her male colleague. She didn't fully lean on the guy's chest but was quite close. One would say that's a seducive act while another might not think so. Could you put the meaning in one sentence so I see the difference clearly? Thanks.

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