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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

meaning of a sentence

hello
i wanna know the meaning of the following sentence:
"you sure can pick'em"
  

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You are certainly able to choose well.

  • You are certainly able to choose well.
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You are certainly able to choose well.
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Mister MicawberYou are certainly able to choose well.
Yes, but it's also possible that the speaker is being sarcastic. The meaning then is just the opposite.
You've never been able to choose well.
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POSITIVE

(At the supermarket)

Mona: All these watermelons look good.
Tom: Well, they're not.
Mona: Really?
Tom: Now here's a good one.
Mona: Wow! You sure can pick 'em. / You sure know how to pick 'em.
Tom: Well, I used to work summers in the watermelon fields when I was younger.

NEGATIVE

(At a lawyer's office)

Mona: I
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You are both being counter-productive.

A (enthused, waking to a sunny day): What a great day!
A (depressed, waking to a rainy day): What a great day!

A (malicious, to obese frenemy): Good morning, Fatso!
A (jocular, to buff friend): Good morning, Fatso!

The same applies to this OP's statement. Polarity exists in almost any utterance

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