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84HGabor Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
I don't know ABOUT that.
Hello!
How does the "I don't know about that" sentence sound to you native speakers in the following context?
Dialog:
(At a workplace for example)
A: You used truck 6 last week, how did that work?
B: It was a bit slow, I would rather you chose another one.
A: Hm... how about truck 10?
B: I don't know about that.
So B doesn't know that truck 10 in what condition is.
Is it ok?
How does the "I don't know about that" sentence sound to you native speakers in the following context?
Dialog:
(At a workplace for example)
A: You used truck 6 last week, how did that work?
B: It was a bit slow, I would rather you chose another one.
A: Hm... how about truck 10?
B: I don't know about that.
So B doesn't know that truck 10 in what condition is.
Is it ok?
Top answer
" "I don't know about that" is an expression we used to say that we do not agree or are very uncertain about something. For me this phrase suggest that B does not want A to have truck 10. It might be his favourite or he might have allocated it to another person.
- " "I don't know about that" is an expression we used to say that we do not agree or are very uncertain about something.
- For me this phrase suggest that B does not want A to have truck 10.
- It might be his favourite or he might have allocated it to another person.
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Hello
I think that if B did not know the condition of truck 10 he would have said "I don't know about that one."
"I don't know about that" is an expression we used to say that we do not agree or are very uncertain about something. For me this phrase suggest that B does not want A to have truck 10. It might be his favourite or he might have allocated it to another person.
I think that if B did not know the condition of truck 10 he would have said "I don't know about that one."
"I don't know about that" is an expression we used to say that we do not agree or are very uncertain about something. For me this phrase suggest that B does not want A to have truck 10. It might be his favourite or he might have allocated it to another person.
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84HGaborB: I don't know about that.B is essentially saying, "I'm reluctant to give you what you're requesting" or "I don't think I can do that for you". The exact reason for this kind of response is difficult to infer from the information given in the dialog.
CJ
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Yeah I got it!
I don't know why the simple "I don't know about that one" didn't entered into my mind. That was what I was looking for:)
I see now that the one I referred to can imply some underlying intentions, and the one that you said is simply the natural one to say. In English, usually you need to refer to the subject in some way (other than this/that/these/those). If not with a cert
I don't know why the simple "I don't know about that one" didn't entered into my mind. That was what I was looking for:)
I see now that the one I referred to can imply some underlying intentions, and the one that you said is simply the natural one to say. In English, usually you need to refer to the subject in some way (other than this/that/these/those). If not with a cert
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It's my bad. I should have clarified that B wasn't sure himself whether the sentence is hundred percent ok:) He just meant to be honest and nice. But I get the point anyway. Thx!
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