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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
It was my pleasure (meaning something more)
Hi there,
I'd like to ask if the sentence "It was my pleasure" , which appears in this video - http://youtu.be/RbZGfIJu6Ec?t=50s - could be misunderstood depending on the intonation?
Let's see, this could sound stupid but then what happens when somebody tells you:
SB: Thanks for the day.
YOU: It was my pleasure.
Then, as in the video, depending on the intonation you can mean different meanings, right? Either:
A: You're welcome
or B: I enjoyed the time with you (sensually, like in the video when he kissed her and at the same time can be a real fact or an ironic fact).
I'd like to know the tiny details from natives and of course synonyms to express this feeling that goes further than the simple "you're welcome" .
Thank you very much!
I'd like to ask if the sentence "It was my pleasure" , which appears in this video - http://youtu.be/RbZGfIJu6Ec?t=50s - could be misunderstood depending on the intonation?
Let's see, this could sound stupid but then what happens when somebody tells you:
SB: Thanks for the day.
YOU: It was my pleasure.
Then, as in the video, depending on the intonation you can mean different meanings, right? Either:
A: You're welcome
or B: I enjoyed the time with you (sensually, like in the video when he kissed her and at the same time can be a real fact or an ironic fact).
I'd like to know the tiny details from natives and of course synonyms to express this feeling that goes further than the simple "you're welcome" .
Thank you very much!
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Hello, languinguin—and welcome to English Forums. You've given me a headache just reading your post. ' can have a wealth of intonations, too: that is how language works.
- Hello, languinguin—and welcome to English Forums.
- You've given me a headache just reading your post.
- ' can have a wealth of intonations, too: that is how language works.
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Hello, languinguin—and welcome to English Forums.
You've given me a headache just reading your post. Saying 'Right!' or 'Thanks!' can have a wealth of intonations, too: that is how language works.
You've given me a headache just reading your post. Saying 'Right!' or 'Thanks!' can have a wealth of intonations, too: that is how language works.
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