"having to reassure each other"
Hi
Here's a dialogue from "Friends".
Monica: What's going on with you?
Phoebe: I got no sleep last night!
Ross: Why?
Phoebe: My grandmother has this new boyfriend, and they're both kind of insecure in bed. Oh, and deaf. So they're constantly, like, having to reassure each other that they're having a good time. You have no idea how loud they are!
I have two questions.
1. What can be substituted for "kind of" in the last line?
2. I know what "reassure" means but I haven't seen that form before: "They're having to reassure each other...". Is there something like "have to reassure someone" or what?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Mina Uzun 1. What can be substituted for "kind of" in the last line? "a bit", "rather".
- Mina Uzun 1.
- What can be substituted for "kind of" in the last line?
- "a bit", "rather".
- ".
- "each other" expresses reciprocal action.
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Mina Uzun1. What can be substituted for "kind of" in the last line?
"a bit", "rather".
Mina Uzun"They're having to reassure each other...".
"each other" expresses reciprocal action. The grandmother reassures the boyfriend, and the boyfriend reassures the grandmother.
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