Which one is most natural
'He said you were being aggressive and were yelling at him.'
'Yelling at him? We just talked/We were just talking about a few things.'
'We just talked' or 'We were just talking' - about a few things.
Which one is most natural?
Top answer
' 'Yelling at him? ' ' We just talked' or 'We were just talking ' - about a few things.
- ' 'Yelling at him?
- ' ' We just talked' or 'We were just talking ' - about a few things.
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He said you were being aggressive and were yelling at him.'
'Yelling at him? We just talked/We were just talking about a few things.'
'We just talked' or 'We were just talking' - about a few things.
0anonymousWhich one is most natural?
Yelling? We were just talking.
The focus of the dialog is on the contrast between the accusation (yelling) and the defense (talking). Adding any other words (like 'about a few things') just waters down the effect.
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