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Wangqh2696122 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What's the meaning of "You married one. You should know" in the dialogue?

What does the second speaker mean? Is his reply proper in this context?

A: Artistic people can be difficult sometimes.

B: Well, you married one. You should know.
  

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B: Well, you married one. You should know. In this context, 'one' refers to the artistic people mentioned by speaker A.

— Danny2312

  • B: Well, you married one.
  • You should know.
  • In this context, 'one' refers to the artistic people mentioned by speaker A.
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B: Well, you married one. You should know.

In this context, 'one' refers to the artistic people mentioned by speaker A.
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wangqh2696122A: Artistic people can be difficult sometimes.
B: Well, you married one. You should know.
You married one = You married an artistic person.

It's fine.

CJ
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*person. I typed it wrongly.
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Why does the second speaker say "You should know"? As a non-native speaker, I simply appreciate the use of this expression.
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wangqh2696122You should know
I strongly suspect that you know. I expect that you know. (I expect that you know about artists because you are married to an artist.)

This is the "expectation" meaning of "should".

- Fermat's Last Theorem has been proved.

- Well, you're the mathematician. You should know.

- F
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the second one means speaker A has got a wife or husband who is an artist so he or she know how artistic people are like.
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