What's that? = Pardon?

[nq:1]Hi, I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" in the sense of "Pardon?". Is that a common phrase ... someone just said? IMO "Pardon?" sounds a bit too stiff for some occassions. Are there any other alternatives to "Pardon?"?[/nq]
"I'm Sorry."
"How's that again?"
"What say?" (maybe a bit too folksy for strangers to say to each other)

[nq:1]Hi, I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" in the sense of "Pardon?". Is that a common phrase ... just said? IMO "Pardon?" sounds a bit too stiff for some occassions. Are there any other alternatives to "Pardon?"? Peter[/nq]
Say again?

[nq:2]Hi, I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" ... for some occassions. Are there any other alternatives to "Pardon?"?[/nq]
[nq:1]"I'm Sorry." "How's that again?" "What say?" (maybe a bit too folksy for strangers to say to each other)[/nq]
Eh? Speak up, sonny!
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

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[nq:1]Hi, I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" in the sense of "Pardon?". Is that a common phrase ... someone just said? IMO "Pardon?" sounds a bit too stiff for some occassions. Are there any other alternatives to "Pardon?"?[/nq]
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[nq:2]Hi, I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" ... for some occassions. Are there any other alternatives to "Pardon?"?[/nq]
[nq:1]má (ma1)[/nq]
Shen2ma5?
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

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[nq:1]Hi, I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" in the sense of "Pardon?". Is that a common phrase ... just said? IMO "Pardon?" sounds a bit too stiff for some occassions. Are there any other alternatives to "Pardon?"? Peter[/nq]
"I 'eard that. Pardon?"

John Dean
Oxford

[nq:1]Hi, I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" in the sense of "Pardon?". Is that a common phrase ... someone just said? IMO "Pardon?" sounds a bit too stiff for some occassions. Are there any other alternatives to "Pardon?"?[/nq]
"Pardon?" is a very British English way of saying "Sorry, I didn't catch what you said".

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Robin Bignall
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[nq:1]Are there any other alternatives to "Pardon?"?[/nq]
I may be unusual in this, but I usually say, "I'm sorry; I didn't understand what you just said."

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[nq:1]I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" in the sense of "Pardon?". Is that a common phrase to use when you didn't understand what someone just said?[/nq]
It's probably more common in the past tense: "What was that?" or "What was that again?" "Pardon?" is not just stiff but foreign to U.S. ears, and "I beg your pardon" will be heard by most as a challenge. What's gener

[nq:1]I've heard some native American speakers say "What's that?" in the sense of "Pardon?". Is that a common phrase to use when you didn't understand what someone just said?[/nq]
No, the word and expression are not the same, not even similar.

"Pardon" means "Please excuse me".
"What's that?" means "What the **** do you think you are doing?" "What's that?" might well be considered