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Rezaenglish Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

What does "there" mean in this sentence

At a post office

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Boy: Oh, it's not going overseas. It's just going down the street.
Post Master: Oh, local, well, that's fine and dandy, then.
Boy: So, will it get there by tomorrow?
Post Master: Oh, provided you put some stamps on. Let's weigh your package and
see how much the postage comes to. Ah, exactly two dollars.
Boy: OK. Only two little stamps for 2 dollars?
Post Master: Well, you can buy 200 1-cent stamps, if you like.
Boy: Oh, yes, please, there.
Post Master: Ah, you, you'll have to stick them on yourself.
Boy: Really?
Post Master: Well, I'm not going to put them on. So, you'll have to put them on and lick them first so that they'll stick.

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What does "there" mean in this sentence?

Does it mean "Wow" or something else?


Thank you


  

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rezaenglish What does "there" mean in this sentence? It's hard to tell. Your text looks like a transcript from a video, so the boy might have been pointing to the stamps he wanted when he said that.

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  • rezaenglish What does "there" mean in this sentence?
  • It's hard to tell.
  • Your text looks like a transcript from a video, so the boy might have been pointing to the stamps he wanted when he said that.
  • It does not mean "wow".
  • People also interject "there" when they mean that the matter is decided or when they give something over, like the two dollars.
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rezaenglishWhat does "there" mean in this sentence?

It's hard to tell. Your text looks like a transcript from a video, so the boy might have been pointing to the stamps he wanted when he said that. It does not mean "wow". People also interject "there" when they mean that the matter is decided or when they give something over, like the two dollars.

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Boy: Oh, it's not going overseas. It's just going down the street.
Post Master: Oh, local, well, that's fine and dandy, then.
Boy: So, will it get there by tomorrow?
Post Master: Oh, provided you put some stamps

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