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SpongeBarb Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
I am clear now
Hawdy all,
I wonder if it is common that people say 'I am clear now' meaning 'Now I understand';once again I had prayed to the Internet but didn't get an obvious answer on this one. Thanks in advance.
ETA: I meant GOOGLE, not the Internet .
I wonder if it is common that people say 'I am clear now' meaning 'Now I understand';once again I had prayed to the Internet but didn't get an obvious answer on this one. Thanks in advance.
ETA: I meant GOOGLE, not the Internet .
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No, you would say 'it's all clear now'.
- No, you would say 'it's all clear now'.
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Nona,
What do you think about 'Are we clear on this'? I might have heard it said by some on-screen drill sergeant or cop offficer before.
What do you think about 'Are we clear on this'? I might have heard it said by some on-screen drill sergeant or cop offficer before.
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SpongeBarbWhat do you think about 'Are we clear on this'?It means, roughly, "Do you absolutely understand what I have just said? Do you have any doubts about your understanding of our conversation?
(P.S. - It's "Howdy!")
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All right I'll try again.
Howdy all,
Doesn't 'Are we clear on this?' mean 'Are you clear on this'? Which means 'I am clear now' is grammartically correct(Is it?). But Barb, I guess nobody says it that way?
Howdy all,
Doesn't 'Are we clear on this?' mean 'Are you clear on this'? Which means 'I am clear now' is grammartically correct(Is it?). But Barb, I guess nobody says it that way?
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I guess it's idiomatic. As Nona said, you would say "It's clear." I'm not familiar with anyone saying "I am clear on this." If someone says "Are we clear on this?" you would respond "We're clear."
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By the way, it can be a little heavy-handed. For example, a father talks sternly to his son about something the son has done wrong, and says how he doesn't ever expect it to happen again, ending with "Are we clear on this?" (It's not really so much a "we" thing when used this way - it really means "Are YOU understanding me?" It goes along with what my old senior chief in the Navy used to call a "
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