Man: What were you two doing in there?
Boss: We were just talking.
Man: You want me to believe that?
Boss: What are you insinuating?
Man: I think you know.
Boss: This is absurd. I'm her boss.
Man: That certainly hasn't stopped you before. / That obviously hasn't stopped you before. / I don't remember that stopping you before.
Which of the three options would make most sense and be most natural for the man to say if he knows that the boss has slept with an intern once?
anonymous Which of the three options would make most sense and be most natural for the man to say if he knows that the boss has slept with an intern once? They are all OK. It depends on how the man normally talks.
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anonymousWhich of the three options would make most sense and be most natural for the man to say if he knows that the boss has slept with an intern once?
They are all OK. It depends on how the man normally talks. "Certainly" is the least intrusive of the three. There is also the simpler "That never stopped you before."
What is the relationship between the man and the boss?
Is the man an employee? He doesn't seem worried about losing his job
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