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How and when to reply: "you don't say" ?

  

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build park 720 How and when to reply: "you don't say" ? I don't think anybody is saying that anymore. I'm not sure, though.

  • build park 720 How and when to reply: "you don't say" ?
  • I don't think anybody is saying that anymore.
  • I'm not sure, though.
  • It's an expression of mild surprise, but it can be used ironically or sarcastically when the speaker doesn't find the situation surprising at all.
  • It's about the same as No kidding?
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How and when to reply: "you don't say" ?

I don't think anybody is saying that anymore. I'm not sure, though.

It's an expression of mild surprise, but it can be used ironically or sarcastically when the speaker doesn't find the situation surprising at all.

It's about the same as No kidding? or Really? or Is

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