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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
What's the meaning of this simple sentence?
"Should be thankful that no one was hurt in your car."
Suppose this was said by someone who just crashed his car into someone else's, to someone in that car?, would this sound offensive?
I mean, does this sound like "You should thank me for not hurting passengers in your car." or "Thank God no one in your car was hurt."?
Suppose this was said by someone who just crashed his car into someone else's, to someone in that car?, would this sound offensive?
I mean, does this sound like "You should thank me for not hurting passengers in your car." or "Thank God no one in your car was hurt."?
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Anonymous would this sound offensive? Not when said by someone just emerging from the accident. Anonymous does this sound like "You should thank me for not hurting passengers in your car.
- Anonymous would this sound offensive?
- Not when said by someone just emerging from the accident.
- Anonymous does this sound like "You should thank me for not hurting passengers in your car.
- No.
- "?
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Anonymouswould this sound offensive?Not when said by someone just emerging from the accident.
Anonymous does this sound like "You should thank me for not hurting passengers in your car.No.
Anonymousor "Thank *** no one in your car was hurt."?Yes.
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