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Pructus Posted 18 years ago
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What say we tell your uncle it's funny he thinks he's funny.
"Why, isn't that just fine?" said Mr. Timberlake who, owing to his contacts with , spoke with an American accent. "What say we tell your uncle it's funny he thinks he's funny."
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What say we (regional? / slang? ) = Let's / Suppose we / I suggest that we from What would you say if we ...
- What say we (regional?
- / slang?
- ) = Let's / Suppose we / I suggest that we from What would you say if we ...
- used to make a suggestion.
- Suppose we tell your uncle that it is funny that he thinks that he is funny.
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What say we (regional? / slang? / dated?) = Let's / Suppose we / I suggest that we
from What would you say if we ... used to make a suggestion.
Suppose we tell your uncle that it is funny that he thinks that he is funny.
Suppose we tell your uncle that it is funny (amusing) that he thinks himself funny (amusing).
You can find lots of examples with
from What would you say if we ... used to make a suggestion.
Suppose we tell your uncle that it is funny that he thinks that he is funny.
Suppose we tell your uncle that it is funny (amusing) that he thinks himself funny (amusing).
You can find lots of examples with
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