The usage of " all right" ?

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I have two questions:

First, if someone says, " Cathy, don't draw on the bus." Can Cathy answer ," Oh, I see. " ?

Anather question is: " Nancy's late for the party. Her watch is slow." Can I answer " All right" ?

Thanks for helping me!

Angelasea · Accepted Answer

How to answer the question, " Don't draw on the bus." Can i answer " All right " or " Oh, I see "?

" Nancy's late for the party. Her watch is slow." Can i answer " All right ? " or " Oh, I see "?

Fandorin · Answer

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angelasea" Don't draw on the bus." Can I answer " All right " or " Oh, I see "?

"Oh, I see" is odd. Actually, the answer is what you want to say. If you want to take an advice, you can say - "All right", "OK", "I will not", etc. If not, you can say "Let me finish, will you?".

angelasea " Nancy's late for the party. Her watch is slow." Can I answer " All right ? " or " Oh, I see "?

Yes, you can. But this is kind of question that doesn't need an necessary answer. You can just say "Uh-huh" or keep silent. All right is meant to convey that it is not a great worry that she's late.

Anonymous · Answer

question 1: "on I see" denotes understanding; something new is learned. Therefore, in the example of drawing on the bus Cathy's answer cannot be 'oh i see". However, if a teacher was explaing how to draw something, while on the bus, then Cathy could respond 'oh i see" as she will have learned something formerly unknown.

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The second question is answered correctly "all right" is often used in speech as a synonym to "ok". Therefore, in most cases where the question can be answered with 'ok' you are able to substitute the phrase 'all right'.

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