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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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came out
I didn't mean to be rude - it just came out like that.
Does this sentence mean, "I didn't mean that "he/she/someone" is rude - it just came out like that".?
Am I right? Please help me.
I can understand the meaning of "came out" to a small degree in this context. I will be glad if you explain the "come out" also so that I can grasp what it exactly means.
Does this sentence mean, "I didn't mean that "he/she/someone" is rude - it just came out like that".?
Am I right? Please help me.
I can understand the meaning of "came out" to a small degree in this context. I will be glad if you explain the "come out" also so that I can grasp what it exactly means.
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it just came out like that - the way/words I spoke don't reflect what I meant. For example, perhaps I used an angry tone of voice but I wasn't angry, perhaps I said something insulting/rude/bad-mannered by accident. Your words created the wrong impression.
- it just came out like that - the way/words I spoke don't reflect what I meant.
- For example, perhaps I used an angry tone of voice but I wasn't angry, perhaps I said something insulting/rude/bad-mannered by accident.
- Your words created the wrong impression.
- Presumably the words 'came out of' your mouth wrongly.
- It's a way of apologising for something you just said.
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it just came out like that - the way/words I spoke don't reflect what I meant. For example, perhaps I used an angry tone of voice but I wasn't angry, perhaps I said something insulting/rude/bad-mannered by accident. Your words created the wrong impression. Presumably the words 'came out of' your mouth wrongly.
It's a way of apologising for something you just said.
It's a way of apologising for something you just said.
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Thank you Nona the Brit.
Really very nice explanation. I got it.
But I can't udnerstand this sentence, I didn't mean to be rude.
I understand this as, "I didn't mean ( consider him) as a rude person".
Please help me.
Really very nice explanation. I got it.
But I can't udnerstand this sentence, I didn't mean to be rude.
I understand this as, "I didn't mean ( consider him) as a rude person".
Please help me.
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No, this person is talking about themself, not another person.
I was rude but it wasn't on purpose. It wasn't my intention to be rude.
I was rude but it wasn't on purpose. It wasn't my intention to be rude.
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No Gary, I didn't mean to is all about your OWN actions.
You lose your balance and as a result shove me quite hard. You say "Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to push you. I just lost my balance."
You say something vulgar, but you didn't know it's considered a vulgar phrase because you are leaning English. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. I didn't realize the wor
You lose your balance and as a result shove me quite hard. You say "Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to push you. I just lost my balance."
You say something vulgar, but you didn't know it's considered a vulgar phrase because you are leaning English. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. I didn't realize the wor
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Thank you very much Nona the Brit and Grammar Creek.
I have got it.
I have got it.
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