That's good to know
Jane: What's the matter Mario? You look so worried.
Mario: I don't want a furnished room after all.
Jane: Why not?
Mario: I like bathrooms.
Jane: What do you mean by that?
Mario: Well, in a furnished room you have half a living room,
half a bedroom but you don't have your own bathroom, Jane.
Jane: So?
Mario: So, I like bathrooms, running water, hot and cold.
I like to brush my teeth, wash my armpits. I like to be clean, Jane.
Jane: Well, that's good to know. Look Mario, maybe you should look
for a house after all.
Mario: But houses are too expensive.
Jane: How about an apartment?
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What does "that's good to know" mean in this sentence?
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rezaenglish What does "that's good to know" mean in this sentence? e. pleasing/satisfying, for Jane to know, or to learn/understand.
- rezaenglish What does "that's good to know" mean in this sentence?
- e.
- pleasing/satisfying, for Jane to know, or to learn/understand.
- g.
- "that's nice/great/comforting to know".
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rezaenglishWhat does "that's good to know" mean in this sentence?
Literally, the fact that Mario likes to be clean is "good", i.e. pleasing/satisfying, for Jane to know, or to learn/understand. "that's ~ to know", and variants, is a set pattern used to express the speaker's (often positive) reaction to learning something, also e.g. "that's nice/great/comfor
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