You know how to use a phone right
Talking to people about telephoning and about
using the pay telephone
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Reporter: I'm busy talking to people about telephoning and about
using the pay telephone.
Excuse me, sir. Excuse me, would you mind telling me about using
the pay telephone?
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.
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Reporter: Well, you know how to use a phone right. <<< (The reporter is saying these words directly to the audience.)
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What does "right" mean in this sentence?
Does it mean "correctly"or does it mean"Is that right"?
Thank you
Top answer
The sentence is written as if "right" means "correctly". ", it should be written like this: Well, you know how to use a phone , right ? It seems very likely that this is the intended meaning and the transcription has not been punctuated correctly.
- The sentence is written as if "right" means "correctly".
- ", it should be written like this: Well, you know how to use a phone , right ?
- It seems very likely that this is the intended meaning and the transcription has not been punctuated correctly.
- One would need to hear the spoken intonation to be 100% sure.
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The sentence is written as if "right" means "correctly". If "right" is supposed to mean "is that right?", it should be written like this:
Well, you know how to use a phone, right?
It seems very likely that this is the intended meaning and the transcription has not been punctuated correctly.
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