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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of "You do what you want to do"

?1. Would you please do what I want you to do for once?
You do what you want to do, but nothing else.

2. You do what you want to do! I don't mind.

In each sentence, is "You do what you want to do" not the same thing in meaning?

I think in 1, it means or implies "You always do what you want to do", but in 2, it means "Do what you want to do".

Am I right?

If I'm right, could you make a sentence where "You do what you want to do" can be used in the same way as in the first sentence ?

  

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fire1 I think in 1, it means or implies "You always do what you want to do", but in 2, it means "Do what you want to do". Am I right? Yes.

  • fire1 I think in 1, it means or implies "You always do what you want to do", but in 2, it means "Do what you want to do".
  • Am I right?
  • Yes.
  • fire1 If I'm right, could you make a sentence where "You do what you want to do" can be used in the same way as in the first sentence ?
  • I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to achieve.
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fire1I think in 1, it means or implies "You always do what you want to do", but in 2, it means "Do what you want to do".
Am I right?

Yes.

fire1If I'm right, could you make a sentence where "You do what you want to do" can be used in the same way as in the first sentence ?

I'm not sure I understand what you are

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