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JungKim Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
What say you??
There seem to be at least three different idiomatic expressions containing "what say".
My questions:
First, is there any other expression containing "what say" than these three?
Second, are these expressions not related to each other?
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(1) What say you? (= What do you say?): Used to asking someone's opinion.
Link: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/blog.php?action=ViewBlogArticle&ba_id=105
(2) What say? (= What did you say?): Used to asking again what others already said.
Link: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/What+say%3F
(3) What say S + V? (= What do you say S + V?): Making a suggestion.
What say you and I take a little drive tonight?
What say you leave me alone?
My questions:
First, is there any other expression containing "what say" than these three?
Second, are these expressions not related to each other?
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(1) What say you? (= What do you say?): Used to asking someone's opinion.
Link: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/blog.php?action=ViewBlogArticle&ba_id=105
(2) What say? (= What did you say?): Used to asking again what others already said.
Link: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/What+say%3F
(3) What say S + V? (= What do you say S + V?): Making a suggestion.
What say you and I take a little drive tonight?
What say you leave me alone?
Top answer
Your (1) and (3) are certainly familiar to me, but I've never heard (2) -- although I have heard "Say what? " Of course it's possible it's used somewhere.
- Your (1) and (3) are certainly familiar to me, but I've never heard (2) -- although I have heard "Say what?
- " Of course it's possible it's used somewhere.
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Your (1) and (3) are certainly familiar to me, but I've never heard (2) -- although I have heard "Say what? and "Say again?" Of course it's possible it's used somewhere.
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