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Nader75 Posted 20 years ago
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I don't know really or I don't really know

I don't know really what you want , or, I don't really know what you want , or , I don't know what you really want
  

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Hi, I don't know really what you want is not really natural. I don't really know what you want means it is not clear to the speaker what person B wants. He has a vague idea, though.

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  • Hi, I don't know really what you want is not really natural.
  • I don't really know what you want means it is not clear to the speaker what person B wants.
  • He has a vague idea, though.
  • I don't know what you really want means the speaker believes person B is concealing what he truly wants.
  • He is trying to make person A believe he wants a certain thing, but person A does not believe person B wants that thing.
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Hi,

I don't know really what you want is not really natural.

I don't really know what you want means it is not clear to the speaker what person B wants. He has a vague idea, though.

I don't know what you really want means the speaker believes person B is concealing what he truly wants. He is trying to make person A believe he wants a certain thing
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