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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I'm afraid

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00Hi!02br
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00 Could you please explain me the following?02br
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00 "No comment, I'm afraid"(avoiding giving an opinion) - In this sentence the meaning of 01b01u00I'm afraid02u02b00 is "01b01u00unfortunately"02u02b00? Because the idea of 01u01b00fear02b02u00 seems strange for me : 01i00No comment because I'm afraid02i00.(?!)02br
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00Also in this idea of avoiding giving an opinion what is the meaning of these sentences:02br
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001) Well, now you're asking.02br
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002) Search me!02br
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003) Not my department, I'm afraid (here I'd like to understand if I'm afraid means 01u01b00I fear02b02u00, 01u01b00I think02b02u00, or 01u01b00unfortunately02b02u00).02br
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00Thank you,02br
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0Yes, 01i 00I'm afraid 02i 00can mean unfortunately, or I'm afraid you'll be disappointed with this answer. "02br 02br 003 - This means "I'm sorry to tell you that that's not an area I'm familar with/a subject I'm able to help you with"0-

  • 0Yes, 01i 00I'm afraid 02i 00can mean unfortunately, or I'm afraid you'll be disappointed with this answer.
  • "02br 02br 003 - This means "I'm sorry to tell you that that's not an area I'm familar with/a subject I'm able to help you with"0-
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0Yes, 01i00I'm afraid 02i00can mean unfortunately, or I'm afraid you'll be disappointed with this answer. You are right in that it has nothing to do with fear.02br
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001 - I'm not sure - can you give context?02br
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002 - This means "I have no idea!"02br
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003 - This means "I'm sorry to tell you that that'
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1b00Hi,02b02br
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01font00 Could you please explain me the following?02font02br
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01font00 "No comment, I'm afraid"(avoiding giving an opinion) -02font02br
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01font00 In this sentence the meaning of 01b01
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0Hello, Grammar Geek!02br
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00 Thank you for all the answers. Concerning to nº 1 could you please check if I really understood its meaning through the example below?02br
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00 Example: "Is it true you have a new affair ?"02br
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00 (answer) "Well, now you're asking. (it means: Well, I'm not sure = 01
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0Hi, Clive!02br
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00 Thanks a lot for your explanation!02br
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00 Best regards,02br
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00 Patrick 0-
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0No 1 doesn't mean 'I'm not sure'. It means 'you are asking me a difficult question'02br
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00(in any case, you can't give an 'I'm not sure' answer to whether you are having an affair - you'd know).0-
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10Yes, 11i10I'm afraid 12i10can mean unfortunately, or I'm afraid you'll be disappointed with this answer. You are right in that it has nothing to do with fear.12br
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101 - I'm not sure - can you give context? 11font10I am t
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0Hi, Nona the Brit!02br
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00 Thank you also for your explanation.02br
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00 Best regards,02br
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00 Patrick0-
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0Hi, Grammar Geek!02br
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00 Thank you very much for all your help and attention. And sorry for any trouble I could have caused ( I really had to laugh about my misunderstanding!).02br
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00 Best regards,02br
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00 Patrick0-

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