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Ljswave Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Would you explain about the meaning of two lines below?
Question. Would you explain about the meaning of two lines below?
1. here's the deal.
2.You wouldn't come to work hung-over unless you were. Dude, you got a disease.
especailly I don't know word order of work hung-over and what word class of "hung-over" is in this sentence.Noun or adjective
Apparently I think it adjective-form.
Plus unless you were ( drunk or hung-over ). I can't even see this sentence mean.
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The lines in the movie go:
OK. Teach. Teach. Teach.
All right, look, here's the deal.
I've got a hangover.
Who knows what that means?
- Doesn't that mean you're drunk?
-No. lt means I was drunk yesterday.
- It means you're an alcoholic.
-Wrong.
-You wouldn't come to work hung-over unless you were. Dude, you got a disease.
- What's your name?
-Freddy Jones.
-Freddy Jones, shut up.
1. here's the deal.
2.You wouldn't come to work hung-over unless you were. Dude, you got a disease.
especailly I don't know word order of work hung-over and what word class of "hung-over" is in this sentence.Noun or adjective
Apparently I think it adjective-form.
Plus unless you were ( drunk or hung-over ). I can't even see this sentence mean.
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The lines in the movie go:
OK. Teach. Teach. Teach.
All right, look, here's the deal.
I've got a hangover.
Who knows what that means?
- Doesn't that mean you're drunk?
-No. lt means I was drunk yesterday.
- It means you're an alcoholic.
-Wrong.
-You wouldn't come to work hung-over unless you were. Dude, you got a disease.
- What's your name?
-Freddy Jones.
-Freddy Jones, shut up.
Top answer
The language is informal (occasionally wrong in grammar). ) Let me clarify the second sentence expanding the wording: You wouldn't come to work suffering a hangover unless you were an alcoholic . Dude, you have a disease (and that disease is alcoholism).
- The language is informal (occasionally wrong in grammar).
- ) Let me clarify the second sentence expanding the wording: You wouldn't come to work suffering a hangover unless you were an alcoholic .
- Dude, you have a disease (and that disease is alcoholism).
- I hope this makes it all clear.
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The language is informal (occasionally wrong in grammar). "Here's the deal" means, in this case, "Here is the explanation" or "Here is the situation (that I am talking about)."
"Hungover" is an adjective meaning "suffering from a hangover." (A hangover meaning the bad aftereffects of drinking too much.)
Let me clarify the second sentence expanding the wording:
You would
"Hungover" is an adjective meaning "suffering from a hangover." (A hangover meaning the bad aftereffects of drinking too much.)
Let me clarify the second sentence expanding the wording:
You would
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Your explanation always gives me pleasure.
I appreciate you. Sir.
Best regards
I appreciate you. Sir.
Best regards
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