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SeroMack Posted 18 years ago
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"Why don't you..."

0 Is this phrase in subject a kind suggestion as in "Why don't call me one day or leave a message" or a kind of complaint as in "Why don't you tell me the truth?"02br
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00Thanks in advance 050010id1
  

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02br 02br 00 To turn it into a complaint you'll need:02br 02br 00 1. A suitable context,02br 00 2. " — can be intepreted either as a suggestion or a compliant.

— Ant_222

  • 02br 02br 00 To turn it into a complaint you'll need:02br 02br 00 1.
  • A suitable context,02br 00 2.
  • " — can be intepreted either as a suggestion or a compliant.
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0 There's more of a suggestion to it!02br
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00 To turn it into a complaint you'll need:02br
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00 1. A suitable context,02br
00 2. Omit "one day"02br
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00 "Why don't you write/call me?" — can be intepreted either as a suggestion or a compliant. 0-
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0Thanks Ant_222! I thought so.. 050010id1
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0Why don't you ever... is a complaint.02br
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00Why don't you ever listen when I talk, why don't you ever call me, why don't you ever pick up your dirty socks, etc.0-
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0Thanks a lot, You all guys rock! 050010id5
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