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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Where was it your intention

I heard this in a movie.
Is it incorrect? It seems wrong to me.

Julie: It was not my intention to make you cry at work.

Samuel: Where was it your intention to make me cry?
  

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Anonymous Julie: It was not my intention to make you cry at work. Samuel: Where was it your intention to make me cry? This is fine.

— Avangi

  • Anonymous Julie: It was not my intention to make you cry at work.
  • Samuel: Where was it your intention to make me cry?
  • This is fine.
  • Samuel is making a joke, taking advantage of the ambiguity of Julie's remark.
  • " would carry the same meaning.
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AnonymousJulie: It was not my intention to make you cry at work.
Samuel: Where was it your intention to make me cry?
This is fine. Samuel is making a joke, taking advantage of the ambiguity of Julie's remark.

"Then where did you intend to make me cry?" would carry the same meaning.

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