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JCDenton Posted 18 years ago
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own up to the baby.

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00Please may I ask your for another help? Please if a woman say about the father of her child:02br
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01i00Tell him I'm going to the cops if he doesn't 01u00own up02u00 to the baby.02i02br
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00What confusses me is that phrase 01u00own up02u00...:-(( Please what does it mean? Can it be paraphrased as 02br
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01i00Tell him I'm going to the cops if he will not be paying up for the children.02i02br
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00or does it mean02br
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01i00Tell him I'm going to the cops if he will not realize that he is the father of my child.02i02br
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00Please what exactly means 01u00own up02u00 in that context? What are other options of how this sentence can be taken?02br
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00thank you in advance!02br
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00regards0-
  

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1i00Tell him I'm going to the cops if he will not 01u00admit 02u00that he is the father of my child.02i0-
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0 I don't see what got you confused, JC.02br
01b00Own up02b00 means 01b00to confess02b00.0-
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0Hi Madhulk,02br
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00Of course, I found 01u00own up02u00phrase in my dictionary, but I didn't know what does it mean..05000..You personally, how would you describe this process? If someone confesses that he is the father of the baby, what does he actually do? Does it mean that he has to sign some kind of birth papers, where he is stated as the
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0You can't tell exactly what action the mother wants him to take other than to admit 'yes, that baby is mine'. Whether to go on the birth certificate, to pay child maintenance, to play the father's role, or to take some other action or just to admit that she is right, we can't tell from just that phrase.0-

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