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Pructus Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Seriously

GARY: Did J accept any money?
THADDAEUS: Yes. He worked for tips.
GARY: Seriously.
THADDAEUS: Don’t take any of this seriously.
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Hello...
What does the underlined "seriously" mean?
It's not "seriously?", as in asking questions.
  

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pructus What does the underlined "seriously" mean? ' or 'Give me the real information'. However, the following turn by Thaddaeus does not really make sense there.

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  • pructus What does the underlined "seriously" mean?
  • ' or 'Give me the real information'.
  • However, the following turn by Thaddaeus does not really make sense there.
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pructusWhat does the underlined "seriously" mean?
I would expect it to mean either 'Really?' or 'Give me the real information'. However, the following turn by Thaddaeus does not really make sense there.
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Thanks a lot, Mister Micawber!!

Here's some more context, though I am not sure if this might be helpful.

THADDAEUS: Most of the time. J’s reputation preceded him. Then there were other times when
we ended up hungry.
GARY: Did J accept any money?
THADDAEUS: Yes. He worked for tips.
GARY: Seriously.
THADDAEUS: Don’t take any of this seriously. You have a sense o
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pructusTHADDAEUS: Don’t take any of this seriously. You have a sense of humor that’s worth keeping.
Hmm. This seems to be a passing joke on Gary's 'seriously' (which means what I said above). 'Seriously' means 'really' in informal English, but Thaddaeus pretends in these sentences that it is Gary's comment upon his own attitude.
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I see.... I understand it now...

Thanks so much, Mister Micawber!!
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