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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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What do you think?

"I thought you loved me, but maybe you just don't?"

"What do you think?"

"Then why are you being like this?"

Is "what do you think?" natural here to mean that he thinks the question is silly, and that he of course loves her even though he has done something bad, which is the context?

Thank you in advance.

  

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" natural here to mean that he thinks the question is silly, and that he of course loves her even though he has done something bad, which is the context? " is harder to understand in writing than it would be in real conversation, where additional clues would be obtained from intonation and facial expression.

  • " natural here to mean that he thinks the question is silly, and that he of course loves her even though he has done something bad, which is the context?
  • " is harder to understand in writing than it would be in real conversation, where additional clues would be obtained from intonation and facial expression.
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anonymousIs "what do you think?" natural here to mean that he thinks the question is silly, and that he of course loves her even though he has done something bad, which is the context?

Yes, I'd say it's natural, but I think the intent of "What do you think?" is harder to understand in writing than it would be in real conversation, where additional clues wou

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