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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Can you help me interpreting this?

Let's say there was a traffic accident and the guy who crashed his car into another car says the following
"You should be thankful that no one in your car was hurt."
to someone in that another car, would this sound offensive?
I mean, I wonder if this sentence means "You should thank me for not hurting anyone in your car." or something like "Thank God no one in your car was hurt.".
  

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Anonymous Can you help me interpr et ing this? Anonymous would this sound offensive? Yes, it could be interpreted that way.

— Teechr

  • Anonymous Can you help me interpr et ing this?
  • Anonymous would this sound offensive?
  • Yes, it could be interpreted that way.
  • I suppose it also depends on who was at fault.
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Anonymous Can you help me interpret ing this?
Anonymouswould this sound offensive?
Yes, it could be interpreted that way. I suppose it also depends on who was at fault.
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Thank you for the reply, teechr.
Then, how about when you omit "You"?
"Should be thankful that no one in your car was hurt."
Can this still sound offensive?
or is it not the case because this time it means something like "Thank *** no one in your car was hurt."?
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Anonymous"Should be thankful that no one in your car was hurt."
If "you" is omitted, then it's implied. It's the same as above.
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OK, I understand! Thank you, teechr.
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