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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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"Can I go out tonight?" "Oh, I suppose so." Showing unwillingness to agree?

0 This is an example from my dictionary in the entry for the word 01i00suppose. 02i00It says01b00 used to show unwillingness to agree. 02b00I was wondering whether 01i00suppose 02i00was used to show unwillingness to agree in this example. I mean doesn't seem like that to me. What do you think? Thank you. 02br
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01i00"Can I go out tonight?" "Oh, I 01font00suppose 02font00so."02br
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02i00Best wishes,02br
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0Yes, your sentence suggests unwillingness or reluctance to agree.0-
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0 Thank you for answering my question, Yankee. 02br
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00Do you mean that the second speaker doesn't want the first speaker to go out? 02br
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00Thanks again.02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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00The second speaker is definitely not enthusiastic about the fact that the first speaker wants to go out. It's possible that the second speaker knows that if he/she does not give permission to go out now, he/she will be asked the same question again and again (nagged) until the first speaker finally wears the second speaker down and gets permission. 02br
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0 Yes, it expresses 01b00reservation. 02b0-
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0Thank you for your detailed explaination, Yankee.05000 And thank you for your concise explaination, Marius Hancu. 05102br
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00Best wishes,02br
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