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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Please Help, This can't be right

0I work in a school in China and my students came to me with a question about a recent test. 02br
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00The question.02br
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00"You don't know her, do you?"02br
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00The answer according to their Chinese teachers...02br
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00"Yes, I do. I don't know her."02br
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00"No, I don't. I do know her."02br
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00I could be wrong but this sounds ridiculous to me. 02br
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00Please help, thank you.0-
  

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02i 02br 00B01sup 00102sup 00: 01i 00No, I don't. 02br 00B01sup 002: 02sup 01i 00Yes, I do. 02br 02br 02i 00 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02i 02br 00B01sup 00102sup 00: 01i 00No, I don't.
  • 02br 00B01sup 002: 02sup 01i 00Yes, I do.
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0Yes, they sound odd to me too02br
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00A: 01i00You don't know her, do you?02i02br
00B01sup00102sup00: 01i00No, I don't. I don't know her02i00.02br
00B01sup002: 02sup01i00Yes, I do. I know her very well.02br
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0 Hi Anon02br
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00 I agree with you and MM. Here are some more thoughts on what I think the tester might have been attempting (but failed) to test:02br
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00 A: "You don't know her, do you." (tag = falling intonation)02br
00 B: "That's right. I don't know her."02br
00 B: "Quite the contrary. I know her very well."
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0 Thanks for the amazingly quick help. 0-
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