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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"YOU DON'T SAY" = "You didn't say" ?

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00I would like to know if "You don't say" here refers to "You didn't say":02br
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00'The cook said, "I don't think what's-his-name is there any more."02br
00"I know. He's dead."02br
00"You don't say' 02br
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00Thanks, Jo. 0-
  

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0Hello Jo02br
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00"You don't say!" means "Is that really true?" – in other words, it expresses surprise.02br
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00However, it's also often used ironically; in which case it means "That is very old news".02br
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00All the best,02br
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00MrP0-
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0 01i00You don't say02i00 is an idiom that means 01i00Hmmm. I didn't know that. I'm surprised to hear it.02i02br
00 A similar idiom is 01i00Well, how about that?02i02br
00 And, more literally, 01i00I never would have guessed.02i02br
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00 CJ0-
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