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Krissy Posted 13 years ago
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What do these phrases mean?

Hi. I've been seeing a lot of people use "Not that I know of." and "Sounds about right/alright." What do they actually mean?
  

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Not that I know of = I don't know anything different. Is he going to be late today? Not that I know of; he should be here on time.

  • Not that I know of = I don't know anything different.
  • Is he going to be late today?
  • Not that I know of; he should be here on time.
  • Sounds about right = I think that is probably correct.
  • Are you expecting about 50 people at the meeting?
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Not that I know of = I don't know anything different.
Is he going to be late today? Not that I know of; he should be here on time.
Sounds about right = I think that is probably correct.
Are you expecting about 50 people at the meeting? Sounds about right (to me).

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