Thank you very much?
This is from the book "Harry potter and the sorcerer's stone" : Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, we're proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
Could you explain why the author suddenly wrote "thank you very much"?
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It should be " were proud to say". The author is imagining Mr and Mrs Dursley saying "We're perfectly normal, thank you very much". "thank you very much" is used sarcastically to express that the speaker does not want any help or advice in this matter.
- It should be " were proud to say".
- The author is imagining Mr and Mrs Dursley saying "We're perfectly normal, thank you very much".
- "thank you very much" is used sarcastically to express that the speaker does not want any help or advice in this matter.
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It should be "were proud to say". The author is imagining Mr and Mrs Dursley saying "We're perfectly normal, thank you very much". "thank you very much" is used sarcastically to express that the speaker does not want any help or advice in this matter.
0abkkkCould you explain why the author suddenly wrote "thank you very much"?
thank you very much (sarcastic):
Obviously (implying that the speaker is offended that anyone could have doubted the statement)
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