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Prple Posted 14 years ago
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making fun of
Hey, If someone makes fun of my behavior (nothing rude of course), because the situation is good for it (situational humour), can I say: "Are you making fun of me?" Or is there antoher, more natural way to say it?
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"make fun of someone" is always negative. ", that means that you either resent his making fun of you or perhaps you're unsure whether he's making fun of you and want to make sure he isn't. The verb tease would possibly be better here because you can use it in a positive (and negative) sense.
- "make fun of someone" is always negative.
- ", that means that you either resent his making fun of you or perhaps you're unsure whether he's making fun of you and want to make sure he isn't.
- The verb tease would possibly be better here because you can use it in a positive (and negative) sense.
- Further context is needed to be certain though.
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"make fun of someone" is always negative. When you say "Are you making fun of me?", that means that you either resent his making fun of you or perhaps you're unsure whether he's making fun of you and want to make sure he isn't.
The verb tease would possibly be better here because you can use it in a positive (and negative) sense. Further context is needed to be certain though.
The verb tease would possibly be better here because you can use it in a positive (and negative) sense. Further context is needed to be certain though.
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Thanl you! Ok, actually the following happened. I brought my boss' mobile to her office, then she said: " I can not believe that I did not have my mobile" then I said: "Yeah me, too, hehe" to make some fun
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