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Wowenglish Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Tired

I would like to know the meaning of the next sentence.
I was getting tired of watchng TV anyway.

  

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Hi, The joke here is that the child has decided that the next thing her father will say is that she can't watch TV, as punishment for a poor report card. So, she speaks before her father even has a chance to actually say that. It's mildly amusing.

— Clive

  • Hi, The joke here is that the child has decided that the next thing her father will say is that she can't watch TV, as punishment for a poor report card.
  • So, she speaks before her father even has a chance to actually say that.
  • It's mildly amusing.
  • Clive
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Hi,

The joke here is that the child has decided that the next thing her father will say is that she can't watch TV, as punishment for a poor report card. So, she speaks before her father even has a chance to actually say that.

It's mildly amusing.

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