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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Insult
can the phrase "good for you" be insultive?, it sometimes sounds like "i don't care about your business" to me
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Yes, I think it can. The sentence occurs predominantely in spoken english and it very much depends on how you pronounce the sentence. If a friend tells you something you're not glad about, you could answer "Good for you" in an absent way, with a monotonous voice, and with a plunge of the stressing after the nucleus.
- Yes, I think it can.
- The sentence occurs predominantely in spoken english and it very much depends on how you pronounce the sentence.
- If a friend tells you something you're not glad about, you could answer "Good for you" in an absent way, with a monotonous voice, and with a plunge of the stressing after the nucleus.
- That means your voice drops after Good.
- But it can be used in a positive way,either.
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Yes, I think it can. The sentence occurs predominantely in spoken english and it very much depends on how you pronounce the sentence.
If a friend tells you something you're not glad about, you could answer "Good for you" in an absent way, with a monotonous voice, and with a plunge of the stressing after the nucleus. That means your voice drops after Good.
But it can be use
If a friend tells you something you're not glad about, you could answer "Good for you" in an absent way, with a monotonous voice, and with a plunge of the stressing after the nucleus. That means your voice drops after Good.
But it can be use
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