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Michael841 Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
I got a question for ya
This may sound strange, i acknowledge that!
The other day i threw this phrase: "I got a question for ya" asking an American citizen a question. He seemed sort of startled when heard me saying that. It seems like it makes a different sense than " i'm going to ask you a question" Am i right?
btw the question was if "Yankee" was an offensive word, which he replied many Americans did n't consider it offensive. Cool
The other day i threw this phrase: "I got a question for ya" asking an American citizen a question. He seemed sort of startled when heard me saying that. It seems like it makes a different sense than " i'm going to ask you a question" Am i right?
btw the question was if "Yankee" was an offensive word, which he replied many Americans did n't consider it offensive. Cool
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Of course if you replace "ya" with "you," it's perfectly neutral. Sometimes "ya" is used casually to create a sense of colloquialism, or to make you sound like a native. If perchance he views you as an outsider, he may have considered it to be an affectation.
- Of course if you replace "ya" with "you," it's perfectly neutral.
- Sometimes "ya" is used casually to create a sense of colloquialism, or to make you sound like a native.
- If perchance he views you as an outsider, he may have considered it to be an affectation.
- That is, a feeble attempt to sound like one of the guys.
- Sometimes it's used in a deliberate attempt to be confrontational, but I don't see that in the sentence you quote.
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Of course if you replace "ya" with "you," it's perfectly neutral.
Sometimes "ya" is used casually to create a sense of colloquialism, or to make you sound like a native. If perchance he views you as an outsider, he may have considered it to be an affectation. That is, a feeble attempt to sound like one of the guys.
Sometimes it's used in a deliberate attempt to be confrontati
Sometimes "ya" is used casually to create a sense of colloquialism, or to make you sound like a native. If perchance he views you as an outsider, he may have considered it to be an affectation. That is, a feeble attempt to sound like one of the guys.
Sometimes it's used in a deliberate attempt to be confrontati
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