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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
You had me at hello
"You had me at hello".
This is a famous line from the movie "Jerry Maguire".
But I was wondering if this should have been "You had had me at hello" or "You had me + adjective + at hello" because "You had me at hello" doesn't seem to be convey what the speaker was trying to say.
This is a famous line from the movie "Jerry Maguire".
But I was wondering if this should have been "You had had me at hello" or "You had me + adjective + at hello" because "You had me at hello" doesn't seem to be convey what the speaker was trying to say.
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Yes it does. It is perfect. Do you even know what it means?
- Yes it does.
- It is perfect.
- Do you even know what it means?
- How could you possibly think that such an electric, memorable movie line did not convey what Jerry had to say?!
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Yes it does. It is perfect. Do you even know what it means? How could you possibly think that such an electric, memorable movie line did not convey what Jerry had to say?!
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Mister Micawber,
Maybe I am mistaken. But then what exactly does the line mean ?
Maybe I am mistaken. But then what exactly does the line mean ?
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I get the meaning, but I don't understand the construction.
Is it like "You had me (smitten) at hello ?"
Is it like "You had me (smitten) at hello ?"
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You charmed me when you said "Hello!"
...like love at the first sight.
...like love at the first sight.00
It's perfectly ok. Also, a sentence doesn't "be convey" what the speaker wants to say. It conveys.
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