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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Don't Be Coy

When somebody says, 'Don't be coy', are they saying, basically, 'Stop playing stupid; you know exactly what I'm talking about"?
  

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Stop pretending to be shy\reserved

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Stop pretending to be shy\reserved
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Essentially, the same thing: stop pretending to be ignorant when you really know something but feign ignorance upon being asked.
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No.... 'being ignorant' means being unaware of the facts. 'Being coy' means that somebody is pretending to be shy or bashful or is maybe trying to avoid answering a question, but not through feigning ignorance.
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