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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
You got me wrong? misunderstood?
How would you say in this situation:
(10:30p.m) You answered the phone from your friend who usually call around that time on the way back home.
You : Oh you must be going back home.
he: No, not this time, I'm still working!
You : Oh, are you, I thought you are on your way back home as usual.
he : ~~(you got me wrong?/ you misunderstood?)
Even if the situation is weird, I want to know an expression suited in the last turn of 'he' (I don't think 'you got me wrong' or 'you misunderstood' fit on the response.
(10:30p.m) You answered the phone from your friend who usually call around that time on the way back home.
You : Oh you must be going back home.
he: No, not this time, I'm still working!
You : Oh, are you, I thought you are on your way back home as usual.
he : ~~(you got me wrong?/ you misunderstood?)
Even if the situation is weird, I want to know an expression suited in the last turn of 'he' (I don't think 'you got me wrong' or 'you misunderstood' fit on the response.
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moon7296 You : Oh, you must be going back home. H e: No, not this time, I'm still working! You : Oh, are you ?
- moon7296 You : Oh, you must be going back home.
- H e: No, not this time, I'm still working!
- You : Oh, are you ?
- I thought you were on your way back home as usual.
- ) It seems to me that the only thing he could say here would be a repetition of what he already said earlier.
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moon7296You : Oh, you must be going back home.It seems to me that the only thing he could say here would be a repetition of what he already said earlier. No.
He: No, not this time, I'm still working!
You : Oh, are you? I thought you were on your way back home as usual.
He : ~~(you got me wrong?/ you misunderstood?)
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Neither "you got me wrong" nor "you misunderstood" fits this situation.
A re-statement of He: "No, I'm still working", is sufficient and may invite an inquiry, such as You: Why are you still at work?
May I suggest replacing "expression suited in the last turn" with "expression suitable for the last line" or "expression suited to the last". For greater clarity, I would say
A re-statement of He: "No, I'm still working", is sufficient and may invite an inquiry, such as You: Why are you still at work?
May I suggest replacing "expression suited in the last turn" with "expression suitable for the last line" or "expression suited to the last". For greater clarity, I would say
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Thank CJ and Amonymous(I like you correcting every detail in my writing)
Actually, my intent is .......... it's very hard to put my idea in words. I may need to make a perfect dialogue for expressions I may misunderstand 'you got me wrong,' and 'you misunderstood.'
Actually, my intent is .......... it's very hard to put my idea in words. I may need to make a perfect dialogue for expressions I may misunderstand 'you got me wrong,' and 'you misunderstood.'
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