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Hello. I wrote two dialogues. Would you correct them?

No. 1

M: There's someone at the front door. Can you answer [go to] the door?

F: No, I'm watching a baseball game on TV.

M: Please! I'm washing my hair. Can't you figure it out?
[understand it]

No. 2

M: Do you know where my black cap is? I want to wear it today. Q. Can I also say "put it on"?

F: I think it's still hanging outside with the other clothes.

M: Did you wash it? What if it has got out of shape?

Thank you!

Avangi · Accepted Answer

#1 This is fine. "Answer" or "go to" are okay.

While "Can't you figure it out? / understand it? is grammatical and idiomatic as a phrase, I don't think it's natural for native speakers in this situation. If you mean "Can't you understand that my reason for not going to the door is more important than yours," we might say, "Don't you get it?" or possibly "Can't/Don't/Do you understand?" (without the "it") ("Don't you get it?" is more modern) The intent is, "What the He-- is the matter with you!?!" i.e., you're ******.

#2 No problems.

In this case, "I want to put it on" would probably mean temporarily, to see how it looks, or if it still fits.

We'd probably say "gotten" out of shape. (My highschool English teacher wouldn't let me use "to get" in any sense other than "to obtain." Get real ! )

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Kenta · Answer

Hi, Avangi. Your explanation is very helpful. Thanks a lot!

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