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Well Wisher Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Do you copy?
I have five questions:
If “Do you copy?” means “Do you hear me?”, can we say, “I copy” to mean “I understand”?
If “Do you copy?” means “Do you hear me?”, can we say, “I copy” to mean “I understand”?
- Does “I didn’t catch your name” mean “I couldn’t hear your name” or “I don’t remember your name”?
- What does “Do you read me?” mean?
- What is the difference between “What do you mean?” and “How do you mean?”
- What is the pronunciation of ID? Is “ident” a variant short form for it?
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”, can we say, “I copy” to mean “I understand”? Yes, although this is mainly for talking over two-way radio, eg in a police-car.. Does “I didn’t catch your name” mean “I couldn’t hear your name” or “I don’t remember your name”?
- ”, can we say, “I copy” to mean “I understand”?
- Yes, although this is mainly for talking over two-way radio, eg in a police-car..
- Does “I didn’t catch your name” mean “I couldn’t hear your name” or “I don’t remember your name”?
- Both.
- ” mean?
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Hi,
If “Do you copy?” means “Do you hear me?”, can we say, “I copy” to mean “I understand”? Yes, although this is mainly for talking over two-way radio, eg in a police-car..
If “Do you copy?” means “Do you hear me?”, can we say, “I copy” to mean “I understand”? Yes, although this is mainly for talking over two-way radio, eg in a police-car..
- Does “I didn’t catch your name” mean “I couldn’t hear your name” or “I don’t remember your name”? Both.
- What do
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The previous poster has most of it right, but I'd disagree on a couple of points and emphasize one other.
1. Yes, you could say "I copy" to mean "I understand", but as Clive alluded to, this would sound extremely strange outside of radio chatter.
2. I would say that "I didn't catch your name" means only "I don't know your name", and I generally only say this when I wasn't intr
1. Yes, you could say "I copy" to mean "I understand", but as Clive alluded to, this would sound extremely strange outside of radio chatter.
2. I would say that "I didn't catch your name" means only "I don't know your name", and I generally only say this when I wasn't intr
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Hello, Indefatigable, and welcome to the forums!
Permit me to disagree with you, in turn, on your #2 above. Your use of "I didn't catch your name" is a great, polite way to handle a situation if you never did learn the name in the first place.
But if you're at a party and someone says "Oh, hi. Do you know Sue, Pete, [mumble], and Sarah?" It's perfectly natural to say to the thi
Permit me to disagree with you, in turn, on your #2 above. Your use of "I didn't catch your name" is a great, polite way to handle a situation if you never did learn the name in the first place.
But if you're at a party and someone says "Oh, hi. Do you know Sue, Pete, [mumble], and Sarah?" It's perfectly natural to say to the thi
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