Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
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?
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?
Top answer
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.
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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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