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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
who says
I can't seem to find this idiom in the dictionary
What do the following sentences mean and is it correctly used?
Who says
Who says bigger is better.
Who says I'm going to talk to her.
Who says I'm wrong.
Who says she's nice.
Person A :It's going to rain out.
Person B: Who says it's going to rain. Don't jinx it. (=how do you know it's raining out)
What's to say it's raining out.
What tells you it's raining out.
Who's to say it's raining out.
What do the following sentences mean and is it correctly used?
Who says
Who says bigger is better.
Who says I'm going to talk to her.
Who says I'm wrong.
Who says she's nice.
Person A :It's going to rain out.
Person B: Who says it's going to rain. Don't jinx it. (=how do you know it's raining out)
What's to say it's raining out.
What tells you it's raining out.
Who's to say it's raining out.
Top answer
Hi; What idiom do you mean? These sentences say exactly what the words tell us. They are all questions.
- Hi; What idiom do you mean?
- These sentences say exactly what the words tell us.
- They are all questions.
- The question "Who says" is rhetorical, and sometimes said with incredulity - that is you are surprised and are questioning the veracity or reasonableness of what someone else has said.
- Joe: A nick thick book is a better gift than a diamond ring because it is bigger.
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Hi;
What idiom do you mean? These sentences say exactly what the words tell us. They are all questions.
The question "Who says" is rhetorical, and sometimes said with incredulity - that is you are surprised and are questioning the veracity or reasonableness of what someone else has said.
Joe: A nick thick book is a better gift than a diamond ring because it is bigger.
Mar
What idiom do you mean? These sentences say exactly what the words tell us. They are all questions.
The question "Who says" is rhetorical, and sometimes said with incredulity - that is you are surprised and are questioning the veracity or reasonableness of what someone else has said.
Joe: A nick thick book is a better gift than a diamond ring because it is bigger.
Mar
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Could you tell me if who says, what's to say and who's to say are interchangeable?
Who says she's going to find out?
Who's to say she's going to find out?
What's to say she's going to find out?
Who says it's going to rain?
Who's to say it's going to rain?
What's to say it's going to raining out? THANKS
Who says she's going to find out?
Who's to say she's going to find out?
What's to say she's going to find out?
Who says it's going to rain?
Who's to say it's going to rain?
What's to say it's going to raining out? THANKS
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AnonymousWould you mind tell me if it is the same?Yes, unless it is a real question (i.e., which person said that?).
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What do you mean by if it is a real question?
Alpheccastars, can you tell me, what do you think?
Thans
Alpheccastars, can you tell me, what do you think?
Thans
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AnonymousWhat do you mean by if it is a real question?If the question is not a rhetorical one.
I use "who says" as an expression of incredulity and disbelief (usually rhetorical).
Who says that Bush is a closet Democrat?
I use "Who's to say..." as an expression of protest (mildly confrontational), but I can't remember the last time I s
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