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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"Don't take what I said the wrong way" (What does that mean, please)

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Please tell me if the following sentence is correct or not, and what it means, actually. 

Here is the sentence: 

- Don't take what I said the wrong way. 

Is that the same as saying "Don't take what I said otherwise"?

Thank you all. 
  

Top answer

Hi Yes, it's a good sentence. It is usually said if a remark may be taken as an insult or as praise ... - You're the craziest woman I ever met.

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  • Hi Yes, it's a good sentence.
  • It is usually said if a remark may be taken as an insult or as praise ...
  • - You're the craziest woman I ever met.
  • I mean that as a compliment - don't take it the wrong way Dave
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Hi

Yes, it's a good sentence. It is usually said if a remark may be taken as an insult or as praise ...

- You're the craziest woman I ever met. I mean that as a compliment - don't take it the wrong way

Dave
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Thank you very much, Dave, for your helpful reply!


- You know what? You are the smartest guy I have ever met. Hey, but don't take that the wrong way -- I was just kidding.

Can that (Don't it/that the wrong way) be used in the situation above, please? -- Since the remark "You are the smartest guy I have ever met" can
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Hi

I think that 'don't take that the wrong way' has to mean that you don't want to hurt the person's feelings. I don't think other examples work well

The phrase signals that you want the person to take your comment in a good way. 'Don't take that otherwise', to my ear, is too unusual. Possibly:

- When I say be here on time, I mean 9 o'clock exactly. Don't take that o
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