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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
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'That's news to me' means 'I haven't heard it before'
According to Oxford Dictionary, 'That's news to me' means 'I haven't heard it before' http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/news
So I still think that 'that's news to me' and 'that's new to me' can be interchangeable sometimes.
For example, 'The word is new to me' also can mean 'I haven't heard the word before', but I know that 'The word is news to me' is not correct, so I am confused now. Is there any case where 'be news to somebody' and 'be new to somebody' are used interchangeably?
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
So I still think that 'that's news to me' and 'that's new to me' can be interchangeable sometimes.
For example, 'The word is new to me' also can mean 'I haven't heard the word before', but I know that 'The word is news to me' is not correct, so I am confused now. Is there any case where 'be news to somebody' and 'be new to somebody' are used interchangeably?
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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That's news to me! implies that the speaker is somewhat surprised at the news. It might be that the news contradicts what they had believed to be the situation, and it may suggest a measure of doubt in the mind of the speaker about the information.
- That's news to me!
- implies that the speaker is somewhat surprised at the news.
- It might be that the news contradicts what they had believed to be the situation, and it may suggest a measure of doubt in the mind of the speaker about the information.
- That's new to me merely indicates that the speaker has not previously encountered whatever is being discussed..
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That's news to me! implies that the speaker is somewhat surprised at the news. It might be that the news contradicts what they had believed to be the situation, and it may suggest a measure of doubt in the mind of the speaker about the information.
That's new to me merely indicates that the speaker has not previously encountered whatever is being discussed..
That's new to me merely indicates that the speaker has not previously encountered whatever is being discussed..
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Hans51Is there any case where 'be news to somebody' and 'be new to somebody' are used interchangeably?Not that I can think of.
That's news to me = I haven't heard that news before.
A word is not news. You have to have at least a full sentence, preferably a whole story, about a recent event to have news.
Therefore, you
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