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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

The name "Paul"

In "Friends", first episode
Chandler says: "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name. Paul, was it?"
and there is canned laughter at his sentence. What's funny about it?
And why did Chandler asked about the guy's name when he knew it?
  

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In "Friends", first episode Chandler says: "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name. " and there is canned laughter at his sentence. What's funny about it?

— Clive

  • In "Friends", first episode Chandler says: "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name.
  • " and there is canned laughter at his sentence.
  • What's funny about it?
  • There's nothing inherently funny in the sentence by itself.
  • There must be something in the context that makes it funny.
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In "Friends", first episode
Chandler says: "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name. Paul, was it?"
and there is canned laughter at his sentence. What's funny about it?

There's nothing inherently funny in the sentence by itself. There must be something in the context that makes it funny.


And why did Chandler asked about the guy's nam
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Here's the full exchange:

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Monica: Paul, this is everybody. Everybody, this is Paul.
Joey: Hey, Paul, the wine guy.
Ross: Hey, Paul.
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AnonymousAnd why did Chandler asked about the guy's name when he knew it?
No. You can't do this. If you use did (as when you form a question) you cannot add -ed to the main verb.

Why did Chandler ask ...?

He asked with the express inte
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The underlying concept is called irony. Is there a word for this in your native language? If so, do you understand the concept?

Clive
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